Chief Of The General Staff (Czech Republic)

picture info	Chief Of The General Staff (Czech Republic) The chief of the general staff () 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 commander-in-chief. The current chief of the general staff is Lieutenant General Karel Řehka. List of officeholders ''For period from 1919 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia.'' See also * Army of the Czech Republic Notes References {{Chief of military by country Military of the Czech Republic Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe Czech language Czechs, the people of the area Czech culture Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus Czech (surnam ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karel Řehka Lieutenant general Karel Řehka (born 1 February 1975 in Tišnov) is a Czech military leader who is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Military of the Czech Republic. Between 2010 and 2014, he was the commander of the 601st Special Forces Group. After leaving the army, he was the director of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) from March 2020 to June 2022. Biography Between 1989 and 1993 he graduated from the Military Gymnasium in Opava, then between 1993 and 1997 he studied reconnaissance at the Ground Forces College in Vyškov. Before graduating, he completed a one-year officer course at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst in the United Kingdom in 1996 as a foreign cadet. After completing his studies in Vyškov, he was assigned to Prostějov's 6th Special Brigade as a group commander. In 1998, he was sent to the RANGER course in the United States, which he successfully completed in March 1999. In June 1999, he was sent to the Joint Guard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jiří Šedivý (1953) Jiří Šedivý (born 20 August 1963) is a Czech politician and diplomat. Although not member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Šedivý has served in various ministerial positions in ODS-led governments. Specifically, he served as Minister of Defence (September 2006 – January 2007) and as Deputy Minister for European Affairs (January–August 2007) under Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, and again as Deputy Minister of Defence (November 2010 – August 2012) under Prime Minister Petr Nečas. In September 2007, he became the highest-ranking Czech in NATO's history when he became the Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning. Šedivý also served as Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, between September 2012 and July 2019. On 1 September 2019, Šedivý was appointed by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs as special envoy for resilience and new threats in the fight against misinformation and hostile influence of foreign powers. He was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Military Of The Czech Republic The Czech Armed Forces (), also known as the Czech Army, are the military responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic as the main part of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (). The Czech Armed Forces led by the General Staff consist of the Land Forces, the Air Force, the Special Forces, the Information and Cyber Forces, the Territorial Forces, and other components. Czech Army derives its legacy from the 15th century proto-Protestant Hussite Army, with many of today's units bearing names in honour of Hussite Army personalities or formations. Its modern history started with formal establishment of the Czechoslovak Legion fighting on the side of the Entente powers during the WW1, thus preceding the 1918 Czechoslovak declaration of independence. Following the Munich Agreement, the country was occupied by Nazi Germany and the Army was reconstituted in exile, fighting on the side of Allies of World War II in the European as well as Mediterranean and Middle East t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Czech Special Forces Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe Czech language Czechs, the people of the area Czech culture Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus Czech (surname) Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Znak Ředitelství Speciálních Sil Znak can refer to: * Znak (association) * Znak (publisher) * Znak Ltd. * Two letters (signs) in the Russian alphabet, Hard sign The letter Ъ ъ (italics ) of the Cyrillic script is known as er golyam ( – "big er") in the Bulgarian alphabet, as the hard sign (, , ) in the modern Russian and Rusyn alphabets (although in Rusyn, ъ could also be known as ір), as t ... and Soft sign * , a former Russian news site * "Znak", a song by Ewa Farna Znak is the name of: * Marina Znak (1961), Belarusian rower Maxim Znak, Belarusian activist and lawyer, member of the Coordination Council (Belarus) {{Disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general (or colonel general) and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. In the United States, a lieutenant general has a three star insignia and commands an army corps, typically made up of three army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers. The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aleš Opata Aleš Opata (born 9 September 1964) is a Czech soldier who served from 2018 to 2022 as Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army. In the years 2017 to 2018, he was the Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Biography Between 1983 and 1987, he studied the field of theory of control and use of combat units at the Military University of the Ground Forces in Vyškov. He further completed his education between 1998 and 1999 at the Marine Corps University Marine Corps University is a military education university system of the United States Marine Corps. It is part of the Naval University System and accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools t ... in Virginia, USA, and in 2004 at The Royal College of Defence Studies in London, United Kingdom. Between 1987 and 1990, he worked at the 4th tank division in Jihlava, where he was a tank platoon commander up to tank battalion commander within the tank regiment units. In the years 1990 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Josef Bečvář General of the Army Josef Bečvář (born 11 August 1958) is a retired Czech army officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Military of the Czech Republic The Czech Armed Forces (), also known as the Czech Army, are the military responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic as the main part of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (). The Czech Armed Forces led by the General Staff consis ... from 2015 to 2018. References External links Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic Living people Czech generals Charles University alumni 1958 births People from Plzeň Chiefs of the General Staff (Czech Republic) {{CzechRepublic-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chairman Of The NATO Military Committee The Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) is the head of the NATO Military Committee, which advises the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on military policy and strategy. The CMC is the senior military spokesperson of the 32-nation alliance and principal advisor to the Secretary General. The chair is one of the foremost officials of NATO, next to the Secretary General and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. The CMC is assisted by the deputy chair, who advises the Deputy Secretary General and serves as the principal agent for coordination of nuclear, biological, and chemical matters for the Military Committee. Originally titled the Chairman, the post was redesignated in 2021 to reflect the gender-neutrality of the post. The current Chair of the NATO Military Committee is Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, former Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy, who took office on 17 January 2025. Origins In accordance with Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty and the guidance given by the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Petr Pavel Petr Pavel (; born 1 November 1961) is a Czech politician and retired army general, currently serving as the president of the Czech Republic since March 2023. Prior to this, he held the position of Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2015 to 2018, and served as the Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic), Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces between 2012 and 2015. Born in Planá (Tachov District), Planá to a military family, Pavel enlisted right after graduating from military academy in 1983. He served in the Czechoslovak People's Army and joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1985. Following the Velvet Revolution in 1989, and the subsequent dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Pavel served in the newly established Czech Army and participated in the Evacuation of Karin Base, 1993 evacuation of Karin Base during the Croatian War of Independence, which earned him praise and international recognition. Pavel rose through the ranks of the military to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Czech Air Force The Czech Air Force () is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic, Army of Czechia. Along with the Czech Land Forces, Land Forces, the Air Force is the major Czech military force. With traditions of military aviation dating back to 1918, the Czech Air Force, together with the Slovak Air Force, succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1993. On 1 July 1997, the 3rd Tactical Aviation Corps and the 4th Anti-aircraft warfare, Air Defence Corps of the Czech Army were merged to form an independent Air Force Headquarters. The air force is responsible for securing the integrity of the Czechia's airspace through the NATO Integrated Air Defence System (NIADS), close air support to the Land Forces and for transportation tasks including government and state priority flights. In peacetime the air force contributes to tasks originating in the Czech laws and inter-ministerial agreements, for example to the air ambulance service or the Search and rescue, SAR role. Czech Saab JAS 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Emblem Of Czech Air Force An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a monarch or saint. Emblems vs. symbols Although the words ''emblem'' and ''symbol'' are often used interchangeably, an emblem is a pattern that is used to represent an idea or an individual. An emblem develops in concrete, visual terms some abstraction: a deity, a tribe or nation, or a virtue or vice. An emblem may be worn or otherwise used as an identifying badge or patch. For example, in America, police officers' badges refer to their personal metal emblem whereas their woven emblems on uniforms identify members of a particular unit. A real or metal cockle shell, the emblem of James the Great, sewn onto the hat or clothes, identified a medieval pilgrim to his shrine at Santiago de Compostela. In the Middle Ages, many saints were given emblems, which served to identify them in paintings and other images: St. Catherine of Alexandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]