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The '''Commanding General''' or '''Commanding Admiral''', depending on their branch of service, was the commander-in-chief of the original [[Star League Defense Force]] and afterwards the [[Second Star League Defense Force]].

==History==
The commanding officer of the first SLDF was appointed by [[First Lord]], with the approval of the [[Star_League#High_Council|Star League Council]].<ref name=SLp112>''The Star League'', p. 112: "Ranks"</ref>  

In the second SLDF, the commanding officer was also appointed by the First Lord, with the Council of Lords only able to override an appointment by two-thirds majority.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 79</ref>  The commanding officer had the authority to deploy up to ten regiments of troops, with larger deployments requiring the authorization of the Council.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 76</ref>   

The Commanding General of both SLDFs wore four three-dimensional stars on their collar as rank insignia, while a Commanding Admiral wore four cuff stripes.<ref name=SLp112/>

{|class="wikitable" 
|+ SLDF Rank insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! Commanding General
|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-CommandingGeneral.png]]
|}

==List of Commanding Generals==
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! scope="col" width="275" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="150" style="background: #dedede;" | Reign
|-
| colspan="2" style="background: #efefef;" | '''First SLDF (2571–2765)'''
|-
| General [[Shandra Noruff-Cameron]]||[[2571]] – [[2575]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 33: "The Commanding Generals"</ref>
|-
| General [[Dangmar Lee]]||2575 – [[2597]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| General [[Nicholas Kinnol]]||[[2598]] – [[2646]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| General [[Killian Squarn-Turk]]||2646 – [[2680]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| Admiral [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]]||2680 – [[2707]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| General [[Ikolor Fredasa]]||2707 – [[2729]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| General [[Rebecca Fetladral]]||2729 – [[2738]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]||2738 – [[2801]]<ref name=H:LOTV1p33/>
|-
| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Second SLDF (3058–3067)'''
|-
| [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]]||[[3058]] – [[3061]]
|-
| Precentor Martial [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]||3061 – [[3062]]
|-
| [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]]||3062 – [[3067]]
|}

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''

[[Category:Military Ranks]]