Editing Tatmadaw (section)

==== Reorganisation in 1956 ====
As per War Office order No. (9) 1955 on 28 September 1955, the Chief of Staff became the Commander in Chief, the Chief of Army Staff became the Vice Chief of Staff (Army), the Chief of Naval Staff become Vice Chief of Staff (Navy) and the Chief of Air Staff became the Vice Chief of Staff (Air).<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Sabry |first=Fouad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ssLEQAAQBAJ&dq=myanmar+1955,+the+Chief+of+Staff+became+the+Commander+in+Chief,&pg=PT72 |title=Military Staff: Strategizing the Nexus, Command, Coordination, and 21st Century Warfare |date=2024-05-30 |publisher=One Billion Knowledgeable |language=en}}</ref>

On 1 January 1956, the War Office was officially renamed as the [[Ministry of Defence (Burma)|Ministry of Defence]]. [[General]] [[Ne Win]] became the first [[Chief of Staff]] of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) to command all three services – Army, Navy and Air Force – under a single unified command for the first time.<ref name=":3" />

[[Brigadier General]] [[Aung Gyi]] was given the post of Vice Chief of Staff (Army). Brigadier General D. A Blake became commander of South Burma Subdistrict Command (SBSD) and Brigadier General Kyaw Zaw, a member of the [[Thirty Comrades]], became Commander of North Burma Subdistrict Command (NBSD).<ref name=":3" />