The General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces () is the highest

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within the

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and a significant command entity with numerous organizational units under its direct command.

Missions

General Staff possess operational authority over the armed forces. Its primary roles and responsibilities include: * developing the command structure * establishing a plan of recruitment and schedule for recruits * regulating training of the armed forces * establishing plans for education and training, * performing other tasks determined by law.

Composition

Members

Members of five most senior ranking officers who make strategic and tactical preparations and procedures for use during peacetime and war.

Structure

There are various brigades and brigade-size entities directly subordinated to the General Staff, including two brigades of the special forces (thus reducing reaction time when need arise for their operational use). *

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* 72nd Brigade for Special Operations *

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Signal Brigade **Command Platoon (Belgrade) **1st Signal Battalion (Belgrade) **2nd Signal Battalion (Belgrade) **3rd Signal Battalion (Belgrade) **4th Signal Battalion (Belgrade) * Central Logistics Base **Command Company (Belgrade) **1st Logistics Center (Belgrade) **1st Depot Battalion (

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) **2nd Depot Battalion (

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) **3rd Depot Battalion (

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) **2nd Retail Center (Niš) *

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Peacekeeping Operations Center * Military Police Directorate ** Criminal Investigative Group ** MP Special Operations Detachment "Cobras" *

Intelligence and Reconnaissance Directorate The Intelligence and Reconnaissance Directorate of the Serbian General Staff () is a military intelligence unit of the Serbian Armed Forces subordinated to the General Staff. It provides operational and tactical intelligence on various topics relat ...

224th Center for Electronic Action ** N1sezb6e

Military Geographic Institute "General Stevan Bošković"

Traditions

Patron saint

The General Staff's slava or its saint's

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known as ''Đurđevdan''.

Notes

References

External links

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