Chief Of The Serbian General Staff
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.
| Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces | |
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| Начелник Генералштаба Војске Србије | |
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| 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.
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–present)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Principality of Serbia | |||||||
| 1 | General František Zach (1807–1892) | 1876 | 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 | |
| – | General Kosta Protić (1831–1892) Acting | 1878 | 1879 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
| 2 | General Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | 1879 | 1880 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
| – | General Jovan Andjelković (1840–1885) Acting | 1880 | 1882 | 1–2 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV | |
 Kingdom of Serbia | |||||||
| (2) | General Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | 1882 | 1885 | 2–3 years |  Royal Serbian Army | Milan I | |
| (2) | General Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | 1886 | 1888 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I | |
| 3 | General Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | 1888 | 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) | General Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | 1893 | 1896 | 2–3 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
| – | General Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921) Acting | 1897 | 1898 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
| 4 | General Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (1849–1903) | 1901 | 1902 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
| – | Colonel Svetozar T. Nešić (1851–1927) Acting | 1902 | 1903 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I | |
| 5 | General Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | 1903 | 1904 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| – | Colonel Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) Acting | 1904 | 1904 | 0 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| (5) | General Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | 1904 | 1905 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| – | Colonel Aleksandar Mašin (1857–1910) Acting | 1905 | 1906 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| – | Colonel Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | 1906 | 1908 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| (5) | General (when appointed) Field Marshal (since 20 October 1912) Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | 1908 | 8 December 1915 | 6–7 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| – | General Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | 8 December 1915 | 1916 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| 6 | General Petar Bojović (1858–1945) | 1916 | 1 July 1918 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
| 7 | Field Marshal Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) | 1 July 1918 | 1 December 1918 | 153 days | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I | |
 Republic of Serbia | |||||||
| 8 | Lt. Col. General Zdravko Ponoš (born 1962) | 4 June 2006 | 30 December 2008 | 2 years, 209 days |  Serbian Army | Boris Tadić | |
| – | Lt. Col. General Miloje Miletić (born 1953) Acting | 30 December 2008 | 15 February 2009 | 47 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić | |
| 9 | General Miloje Miletić (born 1953) | 15 February 2009 | 12 December 2011 | 2 years, 300 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić | |
| 10 | Lt. Col. General (when appointed) General (since 13 February 2013) Ljubiša Diković (born 1960) | 12 December 2011 | 14 September 2018 | 6 years, 276 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić Tomislav Nikolić Aleksandar Vučić | |
| 11 | Lt. Col. General (when appointed) General (since 23 April 2019) Milan Mojsilović (born 1967) | 14 September 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 226 days | Serbian Army | Aleksandar Vučić | |
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Notes
References
Sources
- Chief of the General Staff: 1876–2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.
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