Commander of the Commonwealth Forces in Antarctica (Great White South)

The Commander of the Forces in  (CCFA) is the highest military authority in all Commonwealth regions of the continent. Though there has always been a CCFA since the title was created in 1901, the rank is considered 'inactive' until multiple Commonwealth militaries work together to coordinate their operations, when the CCFA becomes the commanding officer of this coordinated effort.

While it is not a rank in itself, and CCFAs are not technically superior to any other General, the CCFA is considered primus inter pares among military officers — similar to the position of Prime Minister among Members of Parliament in many Commonwealth nations.

The title was first installed in 1901, in response to the British withdrawal from the. Many officers felt that the war could have been won if the local forces had support from the rest of, and established the title of Commander of the British Forces in Antarctica (CCBA) to begin increasing the coordination and cooperation between the various colonies' militaries. Prior to 1901, the most senior officer in was the equivalent of the CCBA.

Despite the name, it did not only cover British forces, but also consisted of n forces in and  forces in the. In 1949, after the foundation of the Commonwealth, the title was renamed to its current name. In the 1970s, it began to decline in importance; and since 1990 it has been almost completely symbolic.

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