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Colonel General
19 April 1968 – 26 November 1979
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Chief of staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...
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Minister of Defence of Czechoslovakia
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Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
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Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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President of Czechoslovakia
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Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff
, formation = 17 December 1919
, first = Divisional General
Maurice Pellé
Maurice César Joseph Pellé (18 April 1863 – 16 March 1924) was a French général de division, leader of the French Military Mission to Czechoslovakia and first Chief of staff of Czechoslovak Army from February 1919 to January 1921.
Early l ...
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, abolished = 31 December 1992
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Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)
The Chief of the General Staff ( cs, Náčelník Generálního štábu) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. He is appointed by the President of the Czech Republic, who is the comman ...
Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)
The Chief of the General Staff ( sk, Náčelník Generálneho štábu) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Slovakia, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staf ...
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The Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia refers to the
chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the bo ...
of the General Staff of the
Czechoslovak Army
The Czechoslovak Army ( Czech and Slovak: Československá armáda) was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary.
History
In the f ...
and the
Czechoslovak People's Army
The Czechoslovak People's Army ( cs, Československá lidová armáda, sk, Československá ľudová armáda, ČSLA) was the armed forces of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1954 until ...
, during the existence of
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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from 1918 to 1992.
List of chiefs of the general staff
Czechoslovak Armed Forces (1919–1939)
;Chief of the Main Staff
;Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Czechoslovak military administration (France, 1940)
Ministry of National Defense (United Kingdom, 1940–1945)
;Chief of Staff
;Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Czechoslovak Armed Forces (1945–1950)
Czechoslovak Army (1950–1954)
Czechoslovak People's Army (1954–1990)
Czechoslovak Army (1990–1992)
Trivia
The first two Chiefs of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia were
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
, as the General Staff was founded by the
French Military Mission to Czechoslovakia.
See also
*
Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)
The Chief of the General Staff ( cs, Náčelník Generálního štábu) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. He is appointed by the President of the Czech Republic, who is the comman ...
*
Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)
The Chief of the General Staff ( sk, Náčelník Generálneho štábu) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Slovakia, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staf ...
Notes
External links
Chiefs of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia 1919–1992
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Chiefs of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
Military of Czechoslovakia
1919 establishments in Czechoslovakia
1992 disestablishments in Czechoslovakia