Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)

Chief of the General Staff
Czech: Náčelník Generálního štábu
Slovak: Náčelník Generálneho štábu
Longest in office
Colonel General Karel Rusov [cs]

19 April 1968 – 26 November 1979
 Czechoslovak Army (1918–54; 1990–92)
 Czechoslovak People's Army (1954–90)
TypeChief of staff
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toMinister of Defence of Czechoslovakia
SeatPrague, Czechoslovakia
AppointerPresident of Czechoslovakia
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorChief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff
Formation17 December 1919
First holderDivisional General Maurice Pellé
Final holderLieutenant General Karel Pezl [cs]
Abolished31 December 1992
Superseded byChief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)
Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)
DeputyDeputy Chief of the General Staff

The Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Náčelník Generálního štábu Československo) refers to the chief of the General Staff of the Czechoslovak Army and the Czechoslovak People's Army, during the existence of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1992. The first two Chiefs of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia were French, as the General Staff was founded by the French Military Mission to Czechoslovakia [cs].