General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces | |
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Генералштаб Војске Србије | |
![]() Emblem of the Serbian General Staff | |
Active | 1876–present (current form since 2006) |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Staff |
Size | 4,300[a] |
Part of | ![]() |
Garrison/HQ | Dedinje (Belgrade) |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Chief of the General Staff | General Milan Mojsilović |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff | Lt. Col. General Želimir Glišović |
Notable commanders | General František Zach Field Marshal Radomir Putnik Field Marshal Živojin Mišić Field Marshal Petar Bojović |
The General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces (Serbian: Генералштаб Војске Србије, romanized: Generalštab Vojske Srbije) is the highest authority within the Serbian Armed Forces and a significant command entity with numerous organizational units under its direct command.
Missions
[edit]General Staff possess operational authority over the armed forces. Its primary roles and responsibilities include:
- developing the command structure
- establishing a plan of recruitment and schedule for recruits
- regulating training of the armed forces
- establishing plans for education and training,
- performing other tasks determined by law.
Composition
[edit]Members
[edit]Members of five most senior ranking officers who make strategic and tactical preparations and procedures for use during peacetime and war.
Position | Photo | Name | Rank | Service |
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Chief of the General Staff | ![]() |
Milan Mojsilović | General | ![]() Army |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff | ![]() |
Želimir Glišović | Lt. Col. General | ![]() Army |
Commander of the Army | ![]() |
Milosav Simović | Lt. Col. General | ![]() Army |
Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence | ![]() |
Duško Žarković | Lt. Col. General | ![]() Air Force |
Training Commander | ||||
Commander of the Guard |
Structure
[edit]There are various brigades and brigade-size entities directly subordinated to the General Staff, including two brigades of the special forces (thus reducing reaction time when need arise for their operational use).[1][2]
63rd Parachute Brigade
72nd Brigade for Special Operations
Guard
- Command Battalion (Belgrade)
- Honor Guard Battalion (Belgrade)
- 25th Military Police Battalion (Belgrade)
- Logistics Battalion (Belgrade)
Signal Brigade
- Command Platoon (Belgrade)
- 1st Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
- 2nd Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
- 3rd Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
- 4th Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
Central Logistics Base
- Command Company (Belgrade)
- 1st Logistics Center (Belgrade)
- 1st Depot Battalion (Gornji Milanovac)
- 2nd Depot Battalion (Kragujevac)
- 3rd Depot Battalion (Niš)
- 2nd Retail Center (Niš)
Technical Testing Center
Peacekeeping Operations Center
Military Police Directorate
- Intelligence and Reconnaissance Directorate
224th Center for Electronic Action
Military Geographic Institute "General Stevan Bošković"
Traditions
[edit]Patron saint
[edit]The General Staff's slava or its saint's feast day is Saint George known as Đurđevdan.[3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The figure includes all brigades and organizational entities directly subordinated to the General Staff.