General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia) explained

Unit Name:General Staff of the Armed Forces
Native Name:Glavni stožer Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske
Start Date:1991
Type:Staff
Garrison:Zagreb
Commander1 Label:Current Chief of General Staff
Commander2:General of the Army Anton Tus
Commander2 Label:First Chief of General Staff

General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia is the general staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia, a joint body organized within the Ministry of Defence.

It is responsible for development, organization, and equipping, training and functioning of the first strategic echelon (stand-by forces) and the other strategic echelon (reserve).

General Staff is responsible for the command, preparation and use of the Armed Forces. General Staff commands the entire Armed Forces in accordance with the dictates of the Commander-in-Chief (President of Croatia) and the Minister of Defense and perform other professional activities for the Commander-in-Chief and the Minister of Defense.

The main headquarters of the General Staff is located in Zagreb.

Chief of General Staff

See main article: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia).

At the head of the General Staff is the Chief of Staff who is superior to commands, units and institutions of the Armed Forces. Chief of Staff is the chief military adviser to the Commander-in-Chief and the Minister of Defense. Chief of Staff can be appointed for a period of five years and may be appointed for no more than two times.

The current Chief of the General Staff is Admiral Robert Hranj, since 1 March 2020.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: President of the Republic Appoints Vice Admiral Robert Hranj Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces . predsjednik.hr . Office of the President (Croatia) . 31 July 2022 . 21 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Viceadmiral Robert Hranj novi načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga . morh.hr . Ministry of Defence (Croatia) . hr . 31 July 2022 . 3 March 2020.