List of Chiefs of the Serbian General Staff

Coat of Arms of the Chief of the General Staff of Serbia
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.
Chiefs of the General Staff (1876–1918)
# | 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)
# | 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
Sources
- Chief of the General Staff: 1876-2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.
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