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Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff (Serbian: Начелник Генералштаба Војске Србије, romanized: Načelnik Generalštaba Vojske Srbije) is the principal head of the Serbian Armed Forces. The Chief of the Serbian General Staff is appointed by the President of the Republic, who is the commander-in-chief.[1]
Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces | |
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Начелник Генералштаба Војске Србије | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | President of the Republic |
Formation | 1876 |
First holder | General František Zach |
Deputy | Joint Operations Commander |
Website | Official website |
The incumbent Chief of the General Staff is General Milan Mojsilović. He was appointed by President Aleksandar Vučić on 14 September 2018.[2][3]
The Deputy Chief of the General Staff is simultaneously the Joint Operations Commander in peacetime. The incumbent Joint Operations Commander is Lt. Col. General Petar Cvetković.
For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Commander-in-Chief |
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Principality of Serbia | |||||||
1 | František Zach (1807–1892) | General1876 | 1877 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
– | Lieutenant Colonel Jovan Dragašević (1836–1915) Acting | 1877 | 1878 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
– | Kosta Protić (1831–1892) Acting | General1878 | 1879 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
2 | Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | General1879 | 1880 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
– | Jovan Andjelković (1840–1885) Acting | General1880 | 1882 | 1–2 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
Kingdom of Serbia | |||||||
(2) | Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | General1882 | 1885 | 2–3 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I | |
(2) | Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | General1886 | 1888 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I | |
3 | Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | General1888 | 1890 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I Alexander I | |
– | Colonel Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) Acting | 1890 | 1892 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
(3) | Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | General1893 | 1896 | 2–3 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
– | Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921) Acting | General1897 | 1898 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
4 | Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (1849–1903) | General1901 | 1902 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
– | Svetozar T. Nešić (1851–1927) Acting | Colonel1902 | 1903 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
5 | Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | General1903 | 1904 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
– | Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) Acting | Colonel1904 | 1904 | 0 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
(5) | Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | General1904 | 1905 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
– | Aleksandar Mašin (1857–1910) Acting | Colonel1905 | 1906 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
– | Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | Colonel1906 | 1908 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
(5) | (when appointed) Field Marshal (since 20 October 1912) Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | General1908 | 8 December 1915 | 6–7 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
– | Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | General8 December 1915 | 1916 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
6 | Petar Bojović (1858–1945) | General1916 | 1 July 1918 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
7 | Field Marshal Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) [lower-alpha 1] | 1 July 1918 | 1 December 1918 | 153 days | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
Republic of Serbia | |||||||
8 | Lt. Col. General Zdravko Ponoš (born 1962) [lower-alpha 2] | 4 June 2006 | 30 December 2008 | 2 years, 209 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić | |
– | Miloje Miletić (born 1953) Acting | Lt. Col. General30 December 2008 | 15 February 2009 | 47 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić | |
9 | Miloje Miletić (born 1953) | General15 February 2009 | 12 December 2011 | 2 years, 300 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić | |
10 | (when appointed) General (since 13 February 2013[6]) Ljubiša Diković (born 1960) | Lt. Col. General12 December 2011 | 14 September 2018 | 6 years, 276 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić Tomislav Nikolić Aleksandar Vučić | |
11 | (when appointed) General (since 23 April 2019[7]) Milan Mojsilović (born 1967) | Lt. Col. General14 September 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 7 days | Serbian Army | Aleksandar Vučić |
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