Serbian General Staff - Wikipedia
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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[a] |
| 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.
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.
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 |
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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).[1][2]
The General Staff's slava or its saint's feast day is Saint George known as Đurđevdan.[3]
- ^ The figure includes all brigades and organizational entities directly subordinated to the General Staff.