Chief of the Serbian General Staff

Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces
Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces
Начелник Генералштаба Војске Србије
	Incumbent; General Milan Mojsilović; since 14 September 2018
	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 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.^[1]

The incumbent Chief of the General Staff is General Milan Mojsilović. He was appointed by President Aleksandar Vučić on 14 September 2018.^[2]^[3]

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.

List of chiefs of the general staff

For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.

No.	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Commander-in-Chief
Principality of Serbia
1	Zach, FrantišekGeneral František Zach (1807–1892)	1876	1877	0–1 years	Army of the Principality of Serbia	Milan Obrenović IV
–	Dragašević, JovanLieutenant Colonel Jovan Dragašević (1836–1915) Acting	1877	1878	0–1 years	Army of the Principality of Serbia	Milan Obrenović IV
–	Protić, KostaGeneral Kosta Protić (1831–1892) Acting	1878	1879	0–1 years	Army of the Principality of Serbia	Milan Obrenović IV
2	Lešjanin, MilojkoGeneral Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896)	1879	1880	0–1 years	Army of the Principality of Serbia	Milan Obrenović IV
–	Andjelković, JovanGeneral Jovan Andjelković (1840–1885) Acting	1880	1882	1–2 years	Army of the Principality of Serbia	Milan Obrenović IV
Kingdom of Serbia
(2)	Lešjanin, MilojkoGeneral Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896)	1882	1885	2–3 years	Royal Serbian Army	Milan I
(2)	Lešjanin, MilojkoGeneral Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896)	1886	1888	1–2 years	Royal Serbian Army	Milan I
3	Mišković, JovanGeneral Jovan Mišković (1844–1908)	1888	1890	1–2 years	Royal Serbian Army	Milan I Alexander I
–	Putnik, RadomirColonel Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) Acting	1890	1892	1–2 years	Royal Serbian Army	Alexander I
(3)	Mišković, JovanGeneral Jovan Mišković (1844–1908)	1893	1896	2–3 years	Royal Serbian Army	Alexander I
–	Atanacković, JovanGeneral Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921) Acting	1897	1898	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Alexander I
4	Cincar-Marković, DimitrijeGeneral Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (1849–1903)	1901	1902	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Alexander I
–	Nešić, SvetozarColonel Svetozar T. Nešić (1851–1927) Acting	1902	1903	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Alexander I
5	Putnik, RadomirGeneral Radomir Putnik (1847–1917)	1903	1904	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
–	Mišić, ŽivojinColonel Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) Acting	1904	1904	0 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
(5)	Putnik, RadomirGeneral Radomir Putnik (1847–1917)	1904	1905	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
–	Mašin, AleksandarColonel Aleksandar Mašin (1857–1910) Acting	1905	1906	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
–	Bojović, PetarColonel Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting	1906	1908	1–2 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
(5)	Putnik, RadomirGeneral (when appointed) Field Marshal (since 20 October 1912) Radomir Putnik (1847–1917)	1908	8 December 1915	6–7 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
–	Bojović, PetarGeneral Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting	8 December 1915	1916	0–1 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
6	Bojović, PetarGeneral Petar Bojović (1858–1945)	1916	1 July 1918	1–2 years	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
7	Mišić, ŽivojinField Marshal Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) ^[a]	1 July 1918	1 December 1918	153 days	Royal Serbian Army	Peter I
Republic of Serbia
8	Ponoš, ZdravkoLt. Col. General Zdravko Ponoš (born 1962) ^[b]	4 June 2006	30 December 2008	2 years, 209 days	Serbian Army	Boris Tadić
–	Miletić, MilojeLt. Col. General Miloje Miletić (born 1953) Acting	30 December 2008	15 February 2009	47 days	Serbian Army	Boris Tadić
9	Miletić, MilojeGeneral Miloje Miletić (born 1953)	15 February 2009	12 December 2011	2 years, 300 days	Serbian Army	Boris Tadić
10	Diković, LjubišaLt. Col. General (when appointed) General (since 13 February 2013^[6]) Ljubiša Diković (born 1960)	12 December 2011	14 September 2018	6 years, 276 days	Serbian Army	Boris Tadić Tomislav Nikolić Aleksandar Vučić
11	Mojsilović, MilanLt. Col. General (when appointed) General (since 23 April 2019^[7]) Milan Mojsilović (born 1967)	14 September 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 93 days	Serbian Army	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.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "President of Serbia". Presidential Administration of Serbia. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 15 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.

[4] Continued as Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.

[7] Dismissed by President Boris Tadić over dispute with Minister of Defence, Dragan Šutanovac.^[4]^[5]

[1] "President of Serbia". Presidential Administration of Serbia. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[Mojsilović_novi_načelnik-2] "General-potpukovnik Milan Mojsilović novi načelnik Generalštaba" (in Serbian). RTS. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[chiefofstaff-3] "General Milan Mojsilović novi načelnik Generalštaba". n1info.com (in Serbian). 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

[Ponoš_razrešen-5] "Razrešen general Ponoš" (in Serbian). RTS. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Ponoš_smenjen-6] "Ponoš dismissed as VS chief-of-staff" (in Serbian). B92. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[Diković_unapređen-8] "Unapređenja povodom Dana državnosti" (in Serbian). RTS. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Mojsilović_unapređen-9] "Unapređenja u Vojsci Srbije" (in Serbian). RTS. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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v t e Chiefs of the Serbian General Staff
Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)	František Zach (1876–77) Jovan Dragašević (1877–78)* Kosta Protić (1878–79)* Milojko Lešjanin (1879–80) Jovan Andjelković (1880–82)
Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)	Milojko Lešjanin (1882–85; 1886–88) Jovan Mišković (1888–90) Radomir Putnik (1890–92)* Jovan Mišković (1893–96) Jovan Atanacković (1897–98)* Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (1901–02) Svetozar T. Nešić (1902–03)* Radomir Putnik (1903–04) Živojin Mišić (1904)* Radomir Putnik (1904–05) Aleksandar Mašin (1905–06)* Petar Bojović (1906–08)* Radomir Putnik (1908–15) Petar Bojović (1915–18) Živojin Mišić (1918)
Republic of Serbia (2006–present)	Zdravko Ponoš (2006–08) Miloje Miletić (2008–11) Ljubiša Diković (2011–18) Milan Mojsilović (2018–present)
*Acting Chief