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

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

General Staff possess operational authority over the armed forces. Its primary roles and responsibilities include:

Composition

Main article: Chief of the Serbian General Staff

Members

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 Nikola Dejanović Brig. general
Army

Structure

Serbian General Staff is located in Serbia
63rd Para
63rd Para
72nd Spec Op
72nd Spec Op
Comm 1st Sig 2nd Sig 3rd Sig 4th Sig
Comm
1st Sig
2nd Sig
3rd Sig
4th Sig
Comm Honor 25th MP Log
Comm
Honor
25th MP
Log
Serbian General Staff
1st Depot
1st Depot
2nd Depot
2nd Depot
3rd Depot 2nd Ret Ct
3rd Depot
2nd Ret Ct
Comm
Comm
Comm 1st Log Ct
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[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]

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

References[edit]

  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

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