Chief of the Serbian General Staff
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The Chief of the General Staff (Serbian: Начелник Генералштаба / Načelnik Generalštaba) is the chief of the General Staff and Serbian Armed Forces. The chief of staff is appointed by the President of Serbia, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Principality of Serbia. The current Chief of the General Staff is General Ljubiša Diković.
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Chiefs of the General Staff (1876–1918)[edit]
| # | Name | Image | Born–Died | Rank | Start | End | Note |
| 1 | František Zach | 1807–1892 | General | 1876 | 1877 | ||
| Jovan Dragašević | ![]() |
1836–1915 | General Staff Colonel | 1877 | 1878 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| Kosta Protić | 1831–1892 | General | 1878 | 1879 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | ||
| 2 | Milojko Lešjanin | 1830–1896 | General | 1879 | 1880 | ||
| Jovan Anđelković | ![]() |
1840–1885 | General | 1880 | 1882 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| 3 | Milojko Lešjanin | 1830–1896 | General | 1882 | 1885 | ||
| (3) | Milojko Lešjanin | 1830–1896 | General | 1886 | 1888 | ||
| 4 | Jovan Mišković | ![]() |
1844–1908 | General | 1888 | 1890 | |
| Radomir Putnik | 1847–1917 | General Staff Colonel | 1890 | 1892 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | ||
| (4) | Jovan Mišković | ![]() |
1844–1908 | General | 1893 | 1896 | |
| Jovan Atanacković | 1848–1921 | General | 1897 | 1898 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | ||
| 5 | Dimitrije Cincar-Marković | 1849–1903 | General | 1901 | 1902 | ||
| Svetozar Nešić | ![]() |
1851–1927 | General Staff Colonel | 1902 | 1903 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | |
| 6 | Radomir Putnik | 1847–1917 | General | 1903 | 1905 | ||
| Aleksandar Mašin | 1857–1910 | General Staff Colonel | 1905 | 1906 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | ||
| Petar Bojović | 1858–1945 | General Staff Colonel | 1906 | 1908 | Acting Chief of the General Staff | ||
| (6) | Radomir Putnik | 1847–1917 | General / Field Marshal | 1908 | 1915 | Promoted to Field Marshal on October 20, 1912 | |
| 7 | Petar Bojović | 1858–1945 | General | 1915 | 1918 | Acting Chief of the General Staff until 1916 | |
| 8 | Živojin Mišić | 1855–1921 | Field Marshal | 1918 | 1918 | Continue as Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia |
For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
Chiefs of the General Staff (2006–Present)[edit]
| # | Name | Image | Born–Died | Rank | Start | End | Note |
| 1 | Zdravko Ponoš | ![]() |
1962– | Lt. General | June 4, 2006 | December 30, 2008 | Dismissed by President Boris Tadić over dispute with Minister of Defence, Dragan Šutanovac |
| 2 | Miloje Miletić | 1953– | General | December 30, 2008 | December 12, 2011 | Acting Chief of the General Staff until February 15, 2009 | |
| 3 | Ljubiša Diković | 1960– | General | December 12, 2011 | Present |
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Chief of the General Staff: 1876-2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.
