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C ARMY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
- Military Organization
- Land Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chief of the Army Staff
1, record 1, English, Chief%20of%20the%20Army%20Staff
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- C Army 1, record 1, English, C%20Army
correct, noun
- Chief of the Land Staff 2, record 1, English, Chief%20of%20the%20Land%20Staff
former designation, correct, noun
- CLS 2, record 1, English, CLS
former designation, correct, noun
- CLS 2, record 1, English, CLS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chief of the Army Staff; C Army: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - Chief%20of%20the%20Army%20Staff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The title Chief of the Land Staff (CLS) was replaced by Chief of the Army Staff(C Army) on January 17, 2012. 4, record 1, English, - Chief%20of%20the%20Army%20Staff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
- Organisation militaire
- Forces terrestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Chef d'état-major de l'Armée
1, record 1, French, Chef%20d%27%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20de%20l%27Arm%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CEMA 2, record 1, French, CEMA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Chef d'état-major de l'Armée de terre 3, record 1, French, Chef%20d%27%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20de%20l%27Arm%C3%A9e%20de%20terre
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- CEMAT 3, record 1, French, CEMAT
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- CEMAT 3, record 1, French, CEMAT
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chef d'état-major de l'Armée; CEMA : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 4, record 1, French, - Chef%20d%27%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20de%20l%27Arm%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le titre Chef d'état-major de l'Armée de terre (CEMAT) a été remplacé par Chef d'état-major de l'Armée (CEMA) le 17 janvier 2012. 5, record 1, French, - Chef%20d%27%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20de%20l%27Arm%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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