Chief of the Joint General Staff (South Vietnam) explained

Post:Chief
Body:the Joint General Staff
Insignia:ARVN Joint General Staff Insignia.svg
Insigniasize:75
Insigniacaption:Emblem for the Joint General Staff
Flag:ARVN Joint General Staff Commander Flag.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of the Joint General Staff
Department: Ministry of Defense
Status:Abolished
Member Of: Republic of Vietnam Military Forces
Reports To:Minister of Defense
Residence:Camp Trần Hưng Đạo
Seat:Joint General Staff
Appointer:President of South Vietnam
Formation:March 1952
First:Nguyễn Văn Hinh
Last:Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh
Abolished:30 April 1975

The Chief of the Joint General Staff (Vietnamese: Tổng Tham mưu trưởng) was the highest-ranking military officer of in the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, who was responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches.

History

The position was established with the creation of the General Staff of the Vietnamese National Army, in 1952. Following Vietnam's independence from France in October 1955, the title was changed to Chief of the Joint General Staff.