The General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces (Serbian: Генералштаб Војске Србије, romanizedGeneralštab Vojske Srbije) is the highest authority within the Serbian Armed Forces and a significant command entity with numerous organizational units under its direct command.

General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces
Генералштаб Војске Србије
Emblem of the Serbian General Staff
Active1876–present
(current form since 2006)
Country Serbia
TypeStaff
Size4,300[a]
Part of Serbian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQDedinje (Belgrade)
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Chief of the General StaffGeneral Milan Mojsilović
Deputy Chief of the General StaffLt. Col. General Želimir Glišović
Notable
commanders
General František Zach
Field Marshal Radomir Putnik
Field Marshal Živojin Mišić
Field Marshal Petar Bojović

Missions

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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

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Members

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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
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

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63rd Para
 
72nd Spec Op
 
Comm
1st Sig
2nd Sig
3rd Sig
4th Sig
 
Comm
Honor
25th MP
Log
 
 
1st Depot
 
2nd Depot
 
3rd Depot
2nd Ret Ct
 
Comm
 
Comm
1st Log Ct
  Special Forces   Guard   Signal Brigade   Central Logistics Base
  Military Police Directorate   Intelligence and Reconnaissance Directorate

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]

Traditions

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Patron saint

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The General Staff's slava or its saint's feast day is Saint George known as Đurđevdan.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The figure includes all brigades and organizational entities directly subordinated to the General Staff.

References

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  1. ^ "Generalštab Vojske Srbije" (in Serbian). www.vs.rs.
  2. ^ "Početak formiranja 63. Padobranske i 72. Brigade za specijalne operacije | Vojska Srbije".
  3. ^ https://www.vs.rs/sr_lat/vesti/06533A74CD3E11EC8D050050568F5424/krsna-slava-generalstaba-vojske-srbije [bare URL]
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