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An 1843 illustration of a French aide-de-camp (right) assisting a général de division (centre) during the Napoleonic wars. An aide-de-camp (UK: / ˌ eɪ d d ə ˈ k ɒ̃ /, US: /-ˈ k æ m p /; [1] French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp" [2]) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to ...
Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800) – Served as an aide-de-camp to Gen. Washington from June 19 [18] to August 14, 1775, when he was promoted to Quartermaster General. [21] Stephen Moylan (1737–1811) – Served as an aide-de-camp to Gen. Washington from March 6, 1776, [54] to June 5, 1776, [55] and as a volunteer aide from September 28, 1776, to ...
Personal Aide-de-Camp to the King (or Queen) is an appointment in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Unlike other aides-de-camp it is held only by members of the British royal family with military rank.
Military representation aiding presidents predates the construction of the White House and originated with General George Washington's aide-de-camp, whose role as Personal Aide to the President has continued and is currently filled by the military aides to the president.
In the Canadian Forces, the equivalent position is that of executive assistant.. In the United States Department of Defense, a military assistant is a military officer serving as aide to very senior civilian (typically a presidential appointee in Office of the Secretary of Defense or in the service secretariats), while a military officer in an equivalent position serving a general/flag officer ...
U.S. Army SEACs wear a unique collar insignia featuring the shield portion of the insignia of an aide-de-camp to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs (less the surmounting eagle), placed upon a gold-colored Army enlisted collar disk, one inch in diameter; the collar brass is also worn in place of distinctive unit insignia on his beret, garrison cap ...
Aide-de-camp general is a senior honorary appointment for generals in the British Army. The recipient is appointed as an aide-de-camp general to the head of state , currently King Charles III . They are entitled to the post-nominals "ADC (Gen.)".
Aide-de-camp and valet (Schutzstaffel) 1940–43 Married to Traudl Humps. Transferred to active service in July 1943 and was killed a year later in an aircraft attack in France [22] [23] Heinz Linge: Valet (Schutzstaffel) 1935–45 Hitler's longest serving valet. Would wake up Hitler and keep him stocked with writing materials and spectacles ...