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#redirect {{ImperialGuardPortal}}[[Image:IGHierarchy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The place of the General Staff in the Imperial Guard command hierarchy{{Fn|3}}]]The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a high-level umbrella organization of the [[Imperial Guard]] dedicated to command and planning beyond the [[Regiment]]al level.{{Fn|1}} ==Overview==The General Staff of the Imperial Guard is not a coherent organisation; the term is principally used to describe all officers who serve in the command echelons above those of [[regiment]]al level. Most commanding officers in the staff category carry some form of General's rank, but more junior officers can also be found in the General Staff; they are drawn from regiments to act as aides and administrative assistants. They do not exercise individual authority and merely act as conduits between their superiors and other officers. A position common in the General Staff is that of '''[[Imperial Tactician]]''', a non-command rank that nevertheless is vital.{{Fn|1b}} Trained staff officers, Tacticians help to devise and organise battle plans and strategy.{{Fn|1a}} The [[Lord General]] is the highest rank available inside the General Staff, and one with a multitude of official designations.{{Fn|2}} According to another source the General Staff is subordinate to the [[Lord General Militant]] (or equivalent) and consists of the [[Lord Marshal]], [[Captain-General]] and [[Lord Castellan]] and the Staff Officers of Ranks from [[General]] to [[Lieutenant (Imperial Guard Hierarchy_#)|Lieutenant]].{{Fn|2}} Thus the place of the General Staffmembers within the hierarchy is given as follows (from highest to lowest):{{Fn|2}} *[[Warmaster]]*[[Lord General]]*[[General]]*[[Marshal (Imperial Guard)|Marshal]]*[[Lieutenant General]]*[[Major General]]*[[Colonel]]*[[Lieutenant Colonel]]*[[Major]]*[[Captain (Imperial Guard)|Captain]]*[[Lieutenant (Imperial Guard)|Lieutenant]] ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: Part 2, Chapter 1**{{Endn|1b}}: Part 6, Chapters 13-15*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer]], pg. 31*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], pg.9 [[Category:Astra Militarum and PDFs]]
