General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
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Belarusian: Генеральны штаб Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь | |
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![]() Viktor Gulevich | |
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Formed | 1991 |
Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is the central body of military management and operational control of the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Belarus, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The current Chief of the General Staff is Viktor Gulevich, who also serves as First Deputy Minister of Defence. The General Staff is part of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus.[1]
Structure[]
The following departments are under the control of the general staff:[2]
- Main Operations Directorate
- Main Intelligence Directorate
- Main Organizational Mobilization Directorate
- Main Ideology Directorate
- Main Policy Directorate
- Information-Analytical Department
- Department of Communications
- Department of Territorial Defense
- Department of Missile Forces and Artillery
- Department of the Engineering Troops
- Financial Department
- Department of Electronic Warfare
- Department of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection
- Navigational and Topographical Department
List of chiefs of the general staff[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref |
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1 | (born 1949) | Lieutenant General1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years | ![]() | - | |
2 | Leonid Maltsev (born 1949) | Lieutenant General1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | ![]() | - | |
3 | Aleksandr Chumakov (born 1941) | Lieutenant General1995 | 1996 | 0–1 years | ![]() | - | |
4 | (born 1949) | Lieutenant General1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | ![]() | - | |
5 | (born 1953) | Lieutenant General2001 | 2009 | 7–8 years | ![]() | - | |
6 | (born 1958) | Major General2009 | 11 January 2014 | 4–5 years | ![]() | - | |
7 | Oleg Belokonev (born 1965) | Major General11 January 2014 | 20 January 2020 | 6 years, 9 days | ![]() | [3] | |
8 | Alexander Volfovich (born 1967) | Major General20 January 2020 | 11 March 2021 | 1 year, 50 days | ![]() | [4] | |
9 | Viktor Gulevich (born 1969) | Major General11 March 2021 | Incumbent | 295 days | ![]() | [5][6] [7] |
References[]
- ^ "Вопросы центральных органов военного управления Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь" [On the central bodies of military management of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus]. National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus (in Russian). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ http://beloffice-g2n.zohosites.com/mobile/%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B1.html
- ^ "Начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил назначен Олег Белоконев". 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Belarus' new defense minister, chief of General Staff introduced to Defense Ministry team". eng.belta.by. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
Categories:
- Ministry of Defence (Belarus)
- Chiefs of defence