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)

#NameImageBorn–DiedRankStartEndNote
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)

#NameImageBorn–DiedRankStartEndNote
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

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