Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)
Encyclopedia
The Chief of the General Staff is the Chief
of the General Staff
of the Military of Serbia
. He is appointed by the President of Serbia
, who is the commander-in-chief
. The position dates to the period of the Principality of Serbia The current Chief of the General Staff is Lt. General Miloje Miletić
.
Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)
The Chief of the General Staff is the Chief of the General Staff of the Military of Serbia. He is appointed by the President of Serbia, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Principality of Serbia The current Chief of the General Staff is Lt...
of the General Staff
Serbian General Staff
The Serbian General Staff, also known as the General Staff of the Military of Serbia , is Serbia's highest unit of military organization and authority of the military...
of the Military of Serbia
Military of Serbia
The Serbian Armed Forces are the armed services of Serbia. They consist of the Serbian Army and the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence...
. He is appointed by the President of Serbia
President of Serbia
The President of Serbia is the head of state of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.-Authority, legal and constitutional rights:...
, who is the commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
. The position dates to the period of the Principality of Serbia The current Chief of the General Staff is Lt. General Miloje Miletić
Miloje Miletic
Miloje Miletić is the Chief-of-staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, having been appointed on 15 February 2009. He previously served as acting Deputy Chief of the General Staff...
.
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Serbian Army (1876-1918)
| # | Name | Rank | Start | End | Note |
| 1 | František Zah | General | 1876 | 1877 | |
| Jovan Dragašević | General Staff Colonel Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures... |
1877 | 1878 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| Kosta Protić | General | 1878 | 1879 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| 2 | Milojko Lešjanin | General | 1879 | 1880 | |
| Jovan Anđelković Jovan Anđelković Jovan Anđelković was a Serbian football midfielder... |
General | 1880 | 1882 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| 3 | Milojko Lešjanin | General | 1882 | 1885 | |
| (3) | Milojko Lešjanin | General | 1886 | 1888 | |
| 4 | Jovan Mišković | General | 1888 | 1890 | |
| 5 | Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik, also known as Vojvoda Putnik, OSS OCT OKS GCMG was a Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of General Staff in the Balkan Wars and World War I, and took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876 to 1917.-Biography:... |
General | 1890 | 1892 | |
| (4) | Jovan Mišković | General | 1893 | 1896 | |
| Jovan Atanacković | General | 1897 | 1898 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| 6 | Dimitrije Cincar-Marković | General | 1901 | 1902 | |
| Svetozar Nešić | General Staff Colonel Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures... |
1902 | 1903 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| (5) | Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik, also known as Vojvoda Putnik, OSS OCT OKS GCMG was a Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of General Staff in the Balkan Wars and World War I, and took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876 to 1917.-Biography:... |
General | 1903 | 1905 | |
| 7 | Aleksandar Mašin | General | 1905 | 1906 | |
| (5) | Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik, also known as Vojvoda Putnik, OSS OCT OKS GCMG was a Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of General Staff in the Balkan Wars and World War I, and took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876 to 1917.-Biography:... |
General | 1908 | 1912 | |
| (5) | Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik, also known as Vojvoda Putnik, OSS OCT OKS GCMG was a Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of General Staff in the Balkan Wars and World War I, and took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876 to 1917.-Biography:... |
Voivoda | 1913 | 1916 | |
| 8 | Petar Bojović Petar Bojovic Petar Bojović OKS GCMG was one of four Serbian vojvodas in Balkan Wars and World War I.-Early:Petar was born on July 16, 1858 in Miševići, Nova Varoš. He had distant ancestry from the Vasojevići.... |
General | 1916 | 1918 | |
| 9 | Živojin Mišić Živojin Mišic Živojin Mišić OKS GCMG was a Vojvoda and the most successful Serbian commander who participated in all Serbia's wars from 1876 to 1918.-Early years:Misic's grandfather was born in Struganik near Mionica... |
Voivoda | 1918 | 1918 | |
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Military of Serbia (2006-Present)
| # | Name | Rank | Start | End | Note |
| 1 | Zdravko Ponoš Zdravko Ponoš Zdravko Ponoš is a former Chief of the General Staff of the Military of Serbia.President Boris Tadić invoked his constitutional powers of Commander-in-chief of the Military of Serbia and dismissed Zdravko Ponoš on 30 December 2008 as Chief of General Staff. Ponoš made public accusations against... |
Lt. General | June 4, 2006 | December 30, 2008 | |
| 2 | Miloje Miletić Miloje Miletic Miloje Miletić is the Chief-of-staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, having been appointed on 15 February 2009. He previously served as acting Deputy Chief of the General Staff... |
General General A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given.... |
December 30, 2008 | Present | Acting Chief of the General Staff until February 15, 2009 |
Source
- Chief of the General Staff: 1876-2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.