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General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces
Генералштаб Војске Србије
Emblem of the Serbian General Staff
Active	1876–present (current form since 2006)
Country	Serbia
Type	Staff
Size	4,300
Part of	Serbian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Dedinje (Belgrade)
Website	Official website
Commanders
Chief of the General Staff	General Milan Mojsilović
Deputy Chief of the General Staff	Lt. 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:

• 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

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		Tiosav Janković	Lt. Col. General	Air Force
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		Zoran Nasković	Major general	Army
Commander of the Guard		Željko Furundžić	Brig. general	Army

Structure

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).

• 63rd Parachute Brigade
• 72nd Brigade for Special Operations
• Guard
  • Command Battalion (Belgrade)
  • Honor Guard Battalion (Belgrade)
  • 25th Military Police Battalion (Belgrade)
  • Logistics Battalion (Belgrade)
• Signal Brigade
  • Command Platoon (Belgrade)
  • 1st Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
  • 2nd Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
  • 3rd Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
  • 4th Signal Battalion (Belgrade)
• Central Logistics Base
  • Command Company (Belgrade)
  • 1st Logistics Center (Belgrade)
  • 1st Depot Battalion (Gornji Milanovac)
  • 2nd Depot Battalion (Kragujevac)
  • 3rd Depot Battalion (Niš)
  • 2nd Retail Center (Niš)
• Technical Testing Center
• Peacekeeping Operations Center
• Military Police Directorate
  • Criminal Investigative Group
  • MP Special Operations Detachment "Cobras"
• Intelligence and Reconnaissance Directorate
  • 224th Center for Electronic Action
  • Military Geographic Institute "General Stevan Bošković"

Traditions

Patron saint

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

See also

• Joint Operations Command

Notes

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

References

1. "Generalštab Vojske Srbije" (in Serbian). vs.rs.
2. "Početak formiranja 63. Padobranske i 72. Brigade za specijalne operacije".
3. "Krsna slava Generalštaba Vojske Srbije". vs.rs.

External links

• General staff of the Serbian Military

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