Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army
The Chief of the General Staff (Serbo-Croatian:Načelnik Generalštaba - NGŠ; Начелник Генералштаба - НГШ Macedonian: Началник на Генералштабот; Slovene: Načelnik Generalštaba) was the chief of staff of the General Staff of Yugoslav People's Army. He was appointed by the President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who was the commander-in-chief.
The first Chief of the General Staff was Lt. General Arso Jovanović, the Chief of the Main Staff of People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOVJ), who became chief of staff when NOVJ became JA (Yugoslav Army) in 1945. The Yugoslav Army later in 1951 was renamed to Yugoslav Peoples Army, and it existed until the breakup of Yugoslavia. The last chief of staff was Colonel General Života Panić, as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who became the Chief of the General Staff of "new" Military of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army (1945-1951)
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Arso Jovanović |
1907–1948 |
Lt. General |
1 March 1945 |
15 September 1948 |
Killed by border guards while allegedly trying to escape to Romania during the Informbiro |
2 |
Koča Popović |
1908–1992 |
Lt. General |
15 September 1948 |
22 December 1951 |
Since 22 December 1951 Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army |
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1951-1989)
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1989-1992)
Source
- Chief of the General Staff: 1876-2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.
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