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General Staff of the Armed Forces | |
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Glavni stožer Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske | |
Founded | 1991 |
Country | Croatia |
Type | Staff |
Part of | Armed Forces of Croatia |
Garrison/HQ | Zagreb |
Commanders | |
Current Chief of General Staff | Colonel general Tihomir Kundid |
First Chief of General Staff | General of the Army Anton Tus |
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Glavni stožer Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske) 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.