Dannatt took command of 3rd Mechanised Division in 1999 and simultaneously commanded British forces in Kosovo . After a brief tour in Bosnia , he was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff ( ACGS ) . Following the attacks of 11 September 2001 , he became involved in planning for subsequent operations in the Middle East . As Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps ( ARRC ) , a role he assumed in 2003 , Dannatt led the ARRC headquarters in planning for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan . The ARRC served in Afghanistan in 2005 , but by this time Dannatt was Commander-in-Chief , Land Command — the day-to-day commander of the British Army . He was responsible for implementing a controversial reorganisation of the infantry which eventually resulted in his regiment , the Green Howards , being amalgamated into the Yorkshire Regiment
attacks of 11 September 2001
September 11 attacks
Richard Dannatt