General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus explained

Post:	Chief
Body:	the General Staff
Insignia:	Эмблема Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь.png
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of the General Staff
Flag:	Флаг Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь.png
Flagcaption:	Flag of the General Staff
Incumbentsince:	23 May 2024
Department:	General Staff
Member Of:	Ministry of Defence
Reports To:	Minister of Defence
Seat:	Minsk, Belarus
Appointer:	President of Belarus

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is the central body of military management and operational control of the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Belarus, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The General Staff is part of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus.^[1]

The current Chief of the General Staff is Pavel Muraveiko, who also serves as First Deputy Minister of Defence.

Structure

The following departments are under the control of the general staff:^[2]

• Main Operations Directorate
• Main Intelligence Directorate
• Main Organizational Mobilization Directorate
• Main Ideology Directorate
• Main Policy Directorate
• Information-Analytical Department
• Department of Communications
• Department of Territorial Defense
• Department of Missile Forces and Artillery
• Department of the Engineering Troops
• Financial Department
• Department of Electronic Warfare
• Department of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection
• Navigational and Topographical Department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Вопросы центральных органов военного управления Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь. National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus. ru. On the central bodies of military management of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. 1 October 2017.
2. http://beloffice-g2n.zohosites.com/mobile/%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B1.html