Director Special Forces
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The Director Special Forces is the senior British Army officer responsible for overseeing the United Kingdom’s special forces units and their operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Director NSHQ | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military appointment
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senior British Army position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DSF ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | position details and incumbents are often classified ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of special forces activities with wider UK defence policy
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policy implementation for UK special forces ⓘ strategic leadership of UK special forces ⓘ |
| inception | late 20th century (exact date classified or not publicly specified) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | operations involving United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| oversees |
18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment
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Special Air Service ⓘ Special Boat Service ⓘ Special Forces Support Group ⓘ Special Reconnaissance Regiment ⓘ United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| rank | major general (typically) ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
Chief of the Defence Staff
United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Head of UK Special Forces (in practice within UK defence structure)
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| responsibleFor |
UK special forces operations
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operational command of UK special forces units ⓘ readiness of UK special forces units ⓘ training oversight of UK special forces units ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide operations involving UK special forces ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Special Reconnaissance Regiment
this entity surface form:
Director NSHQ