The Chief of the General Staff (Serbian: Начелник Генералштаба, romanized: Načelnik Generalštaba) is the chief of the General Staff and Serbian Armed Forces. The chief of staff is appointed by the President of Serbia, who is the commander-in-chief.
The incumbent Chief of the General Staff is General Milan Mojsilović. He was appointed by President Aleksandar Vučić on 14 September 2018.[1][2]
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.
Chiefs of the General Staff (1876–1918)
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Commander-in-Chief |
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1 | František Zach (1807–1892) | General1876 | 1877 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Milan Obrenović IV | |
– | Colonel Jovan Dragašević (1836–1915) Acting | 1877 | 1878 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Milan Obrenović IV | |
– | Kosta Protić (1831–1892) Acting | General1878 | 1879 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Milan Obrenović IV | |
2 | Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | General1879 | 1880 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Milan Obrenović IV | |
– | Jovan Anđelković (1840–1885) Acting | General1880 | 1882 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Milan Obrenović IV | |
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(2) | Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | General1882 | 1885 | 2–3 years | ![]() | Milan I | |
(2) | Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | General1886 | 1888 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Milan I | |
3 | Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | General1888 | 1890 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Milan I Alexander I | |
– | Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) Acting | Colonel1890 | 1892 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Alexander I | |
(3) | Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | General1893 | 1896 | 2–3 years | ![]() | Alexander I | |
– | Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921) Acting | General1897 | 1898 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Alexander I | |
4 | Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (1849–1903) | General1901 | 1902 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Alexander I | |
– | Svetozar T. Nešić (1851–1927) Acting | Colonel1902 | 1903 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Alexander I | |
5 | Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | General1903 | 1905 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Peter I | |
– | Aleksandar Mašin (1857–1910) Acting | Colonel1905 | 1906 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Peter I | |
– | Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | Colonel1906 | 1908 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Peter I | |
(5) | (when appointed) Vojvoda (since 20 October 1912) Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | General1908 | 8 December 1915 | 6–7 years | ![]() | Peter I | |
– | Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | General1915 | 1916 | 0–1 years | ![]() | Peter I | |
6 | Petar Bojović (1858–1945) | General1916 | 1918 | 1–2 years | ![]() | Peter I | |
7 | Vojvoda Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) [a] | 1918 | 1918 | 0 years | ![]() | Peter I |
For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
Chiefs of the General Staff (2006–present)
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Commander-in-Chief |
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1 | Lt. Col. General Zdravko Ponoš (born 1962) [b] | 4 June 2006 | 30 December 2008 | 2 years, 209 days | ![]() | Boris Tadić | |
– | Miloje Miletić (born 1953) Acting | Lt. Col. General30 December 2008 | 15 February 2009 | 47 days | ![]() | Boris Tadić | |
2 | Miloje Miletić (born 1953) | General15 February 2009 | 12 December 2011 | 2 years, 300 days | ![]() | Boris Tadić | |
3 | (when appointed) General (since 13 February 2013[5]) Ljubiša Diković (born 1960) | Lt. Col. General12 December 2011 | 14 September 2018 | 6 years, 276 days | ![]() | Boris Tadić Tomislav Nikolić Aleksandar Vučić | |
4 | (when appointed) General (since 23 April 2019[6]) Milan Mojsilović (born 1967) | Lt. Col. General14 September 2018 | Incumbent | 3 years, 180 days | ![]() | Aleksandar Vučić |
Notes
- ^ Continued as Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
- ^ Dismissed by President Boris Tadić over dispute with Minister of Defence, Dragan Šutanovac.[3][4]
References
- ^ "General-potpukovnik Milan Mojsilović novi načelnik Generalštaba" (in Serbian). RTS. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "General Milan Mojsilović novi načelnik Generalštaba". n1info.com (in Serbian). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Razrešen general Ponoš" (in Serbian). RTS. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Ponoš dismissed as VS chief-of-staff" (in Serbian). B92. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Unapređenja povodom Dana državnosti" (in Serbian). RTS. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Unapređenja u Vojsci Srbije" (in Serbian). RTS. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
Sources
- Chief of the General Staff: 1876–2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.
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