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/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">CEUMC coat of arms</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg/113px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="272" data-file-height="327" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">EUMC</a> coat of arms</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg/220px-Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg/330px-Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg/440px-Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="1155" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br />General <a href="/wiki/Robert_Brieger" title="Robert Brieger">Robert Brieger</a><br /></div>since 16 May 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">European Union Military Committee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kortenberg_building" title="Kortenberg building">Kortenberg building</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data">General <a href="/wiki/Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund" title="Gustav Hägglund">Gustav Hägglund</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">December 2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/common-security-and-defence-policy-csdp/5428/european-union-military-committee-eumc_en">europa.eu</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>chairman of the European Union Military Committee</b> (<b>CEUMC</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">four-star rank</a> officer representing and presiding over the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>'s (EU) <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">Military Committee</a> (EUMC), composed of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_defence" title="Chief of defence">chiefs of defence</a> (CHODs) of the EU <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member states</a>. The chairman is selected by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_defence" title="Chief of defence">chiefs of defence</a> of the member states and appointed by the members of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a> for a three-year term. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Task">Task</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Task"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The chairman has the following tasks:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Acting as the spokesperson for the EUMC</li> <li>Participating in <a href="/wiki/Political_and_Security_Committee" title="Political and Security Committee">Political and Security Committee</a> meetings as appropriate</li> <li>Acting as the military adviser to the <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy</a> (HR) who heads the EEAS <a href="/wiki/European_External_Action_Service" title="European External Action Service">European External Action Service</a></li> <li>Representing the primary point of contact with the Operation Commanders of the EU's military operations</li> <li>Attending Council meetings with defence and security implications</li></ul> <p>The relationship between the <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Staff" title="European Union Military Staff">Military Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">Military Committee</a> as of November 2017:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span style="float:right; border:1px solid gray; padding:6px"> Colour key:<br /> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white ; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a> (a <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_European_Commission" title="Vice-President of the European Commission">Vice-President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">Commission</a>)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFCC; color:black;"> </span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg/40px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="48" class="mw-file-element" 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style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:1em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;background: skyblue; border:1px solid black;"><a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Golden_star.svg/20px-Golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Golden_star.svg/30px-Golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Golden_star.svg/40px-Golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="490" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Golden_star.svg/20px-Golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Golden_star.svg/30px-Golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Golden_star.svg/40px-Golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="490" /></a></span><br /><abbr title="Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability"><a href="/wiki/Director_General_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff" title="Director General of the European Union Military Staff">Dir MPCC</a></abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_3"><a href="#endnote_3">[3]</a></sup> (<abbr title="Military Planning and Conduct Capability"><a href="/wiki/Military_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Military Planning and Conduct Capability">MPCC</a></abbr>)</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px"><abbr title="Joint Support Coordination Cell"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Support_Coordination_Cell" title="Joint Support Coordination Cell">JSCC</a></abbr></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px"><abbr title="Civilian Operations Commander"><a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Civilian_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability">Civ OpCdr</a></abbr> <abbr title="Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability"><a href="/wiki/Civilian_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability">CPCC</a></abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_1"><a href="#endnote_1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: 1px solid white; text-align:left"><i>Operational level:</i></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px"><abbr title="Mission Force Commander">MFCdr</abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_4"><a href="#endnote_4">[4]</a></sup> (<abbr title="Mission Force Headquarters">MFHQ</abbr>)</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px"><abbr title="Head of Mission">HoM</abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_1"><a href="#endnote_1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border:1px solid white; text-align:left"><i>Tactical level:</i></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px"><abbr title="Component Commander">CC</abbr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">[2]</a></sup> Land</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">CC<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">[2]</a></sup> Air</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">CC<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">[2]</a></sup> Mar</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">Other CCs<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_2"><a href="#endnote_2">[2]</a></sup></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">Forces</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">Forces</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">Forces</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:2px solid;padding:0.2em;border: solid 1px">Forces</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_1"><sup>1</sup></span> In the event of a CSDP Civilian Mission also being in the field, the relations with the <a href="/wiki/Civilian_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability">Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability</a> (CPCC) and its Civilian Operation Commander (Civ OpCdr), as well as the subordinate Head of Mission (HoM), are coordinated as shown.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_2"><sup>2</sup></span> Other Component Commanders (CCs) and <a href="/wiki/Service_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Service branch">service branches</a> which may be established.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_3"><sup>3</sup></span> The MPCC is part of the EUMS and Dir MPCC is double-hatted as DGEUMS. Unless the MPCC is used as Operation Headquarters (OHQ), either a national OHQ offered by member states or the <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> Command Structure (NCS) would serve this purpose. In the latter instance, <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe" title="Supreme Allied Commander Europe">Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a> (DSACEUR), rather than Dir MPCC, would serve as Operation Commander (OpCdr).</dd></dl> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_4"><sup>4</sup></span> Unless the MPCC is used as Operation Headquarters (OHQ), the MFCdr would be known as a Force Commander (FCdr), and direct a Force Headquarters (FHQ) rather than a MFHQ. Whereas the MFHQ would act both on the operational and tactical level, the FHQ would act purely on the operational level.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_5"><sup>5</sup></span> The political strategic level is not part of the C2 structure per se, but represents the political bodies, with associated support facilities, that determine the missions' general direction. The <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council</a> determines the role of the <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a> (HR/VP), who serves as <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_European_Commission" title="Vice-President of the European Commission">Vice-President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>, attends <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a> meetings, chairs the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Council" title="Foreign Affairs Council">Foreign Affairs Council</a> (FAC) and may chair the <a href="/wiki/Political_and_Security_Committee" title="Political and Security Committee">Political and Security Committee</a> (PSC) in times of crisis. The HR/VP proposes and implements CSDP decisions.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_6"><sup>6</sup></span> Same composition as <a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Permanent_Representatives" title="Committee of Permanent Representatives">Committee of Permanent Representatives</a> (COREPER) II, which also prepares for the CSDP-related work of the FAC.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_holders">List of holders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairman_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of holders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chairman</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch</th> <th>State</th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gustav Hägglund"><img alt="Gustav Hägglund" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg/100px-Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg/150px-Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg/200px-Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="1718" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hägglund, Gustav</span><a href="/wiki/General_(Finland)" title="General (Finland)">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Gustav_H%C3%A4gglund" title="Gustav Hägglund">Gustav Hägglund</a></b><br /><small>(born 1938)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 June 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 April 2004</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003104100000000000♠"></span>2 years, 311 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Military_flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Military_flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Military_flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Military_flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Military_flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Military_flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Army" title="Finnish Army">Finnish Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rolando Mosca Moschini"><img alt="Rolando Mosca Moschini" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Rolando_Mosca_Moschini_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="522" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Moschini, Rolando Mosca</span><a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rolando_Mosca_Moschini" title="Rolando Mosca Moschini">Rolando Mosca Moschini</a></b><br /><small>(born 1939)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 April 2004</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002941000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 211 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/46px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Henri Bentégeat"><img alt="Henri Bentégeat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg/100px-Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg/150px-Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg/200px-Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat1_Domenjod-22nov2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Bentégeat, Henri</span><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral" title="Général">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Henri_Bent%C3%A9geat" title="Henri Bentégeat">Henri Bentégeat</a></b><br /><small>(born 1946)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/46px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Håkan Syrén"><img alt="Håkan Syrén" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg/100px-H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg/150px-H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg/200px-H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n_Feb_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1146" data-file-height="1141" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Syrén, Håkan</span><a href="/wiki/General_(Sweden)" title="General (Sweden)">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A5kan_Syr%C3%A9n" title="Håkan Syrén">Håkan Syrén</a></b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Amphibious_Corps" title="Swedish Amphibious Corps">Swedish Amphibious Corps</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Patrick de Rousiers"><img alt="Patrick de Rousiers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Patrick_de_Rousiers_at_the_2014_EDA_European_Defence_Matters_conference_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="968" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">de Rousiers, Patrick</span><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral" title="Général">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_de_Rousiers" title="Patrick de Rousiers">Patrick de Rousiers</a></b><br /><small>(born 1955)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109500000000000♠"></span>3 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">French Air and Space Force</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michail_Kostarakos_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michail Kostarakos"><img alt="Michail Kostarakos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Michail_Kostarakos_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Michail_Kostarakos_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Michail_Kostarakos_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Michail_Kostarakos_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Michail_Kostarakos_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Michail_Kostarakos_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1324" data-file-height="1427" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kostarakos, Michail</span><a href="/wiki/Strategos" title="Strategos">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Michail_Kostarakos" title="Michail Kostarakos">Michail Kostarakos</a></b><br /><small>(1956–2023)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2018</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg/16px-War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg/25px-War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg/33px-War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="727" data-file-height="750" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Army" title="Hellenic Army">Hellenic Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Claudio_Graziano.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Claudio Graziano"><img alt="Claudio Graziano" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Claudio_Graziano.JPG/100px-Claudio_Graziano.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Claudio_Graziano.JPG/150px-Claudio_Graziano.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Claudio_Graziano.JPG/200px-Claudio_Graziano.JPG 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Graziano, Claudio</span><a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Claudio_Graziano" title="Claudio Graziano">Claudio Graziano</a></b><br /><small>(1953–2024)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 November 2018</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003130300000000000♠"></span>3 years, 207 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/46px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert Brieger"><img alt="Robert Brieger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg/100px-Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg/150px-Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg/200px-Robert_Brieger_in_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="1155" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Brieger, Robert</span><a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brieger" title="Robert Brieger">Robert Brieger</a></b><br /><small>(born 1956)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 May 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002921000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 190 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Austria_%28state%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria_%28state%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Austria_%28state%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria_%28state%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Austria_%28state%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Austria_%28state%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Land_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Austrian Land Forces">Austrian Land Forces</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></td><td 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href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Council" title="Foreign Affairs Council">Foreign Affairs Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Structure of the Common Security and Defence Policy">Structure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><b><a href="/wiki/European_External_Action_Service" title="European External Action Service">External Action Service</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Command structure on the civilian/military strategic and operational levels (<a href="/wiki/Military_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Military Planning and Conduct Capability">Military Planning and Conduct Capability</a> within the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Staff" title="European Union Military Staff">Military Staff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Civilian_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability">Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Support_Coordination_Cell" title="Joint Support Coordination Cell">Joint Support Coordination Cell</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Intelligence_and_Situation_Centre" title="European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre">Intelligence and Situation Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Club_de_Berne" title="Club de Berne">Club de Berne</a>)</li> <li><a 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Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Satellite_Centre" title="European Union Satellite Centre">Satellite Centre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><b><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Council" title="Foreign Affairs Council">Council</a> preparatory bodies</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Permanent_Representatives" title="Committee of Permanent Representatives">Committee of Permanent Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_and_Security_Committee" title="Political and Security Committee">Political and Security Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politico-Military_Group" title="Politico-Military Group">Politico-Military Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">Military Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_for_Civilian_Aspects_of_Crisis_Management" title="Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management">Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><b><a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> bodies</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_for_Defence_Industry_and_Space" title="Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space">Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><b>Funding</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Defence_Fund" title="European Defence Fund">Defence Fund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Policies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Security_Strategy" title="European Security Strategy">Security Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everything_but_Arms" title="Everything but Arms">Everything but Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Annual_Review_on_Defence" title="Coordinated Annual Review on Defence">Annual Review</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)" title="Galileo (satellite navigation)">Galileo navigation system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Secure_Software-defined_Radio" title="European Secure Software-defined Radio">Secure Software-defined Radio</a> (PESCO)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy_Service_Medal" title="Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal">Service medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy_Service_Medal" title="Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal">Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Community_Monitor_Mission_Medal" title="European Community Monitor Mission Medal">Monitor mission medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Structured_Cooperation" title="Permanent Structured Cooperation">Permanent Structured Cooperation</a> (PESCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Headline_Goal_2010" title="Headline Goal 2010">Headline Goal 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Erasmus" title="Military Erasmus">Military Erasmus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Mobility" title="Military Mobility">Military Mobility</a> (PESCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_European_Union_Intelligence_School" title="Joint European Union Intelligence School">Intelligence School</a> (PESCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kortenberg_building" title="Kortenberg building">Kortenberg building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="European Union–NATO relations">NATO relations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Berlin_Plus_agreement" title="Berlin Plus agreement">Berlin Plus agreement</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Declaration_on_EU-NATO_Cooperation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Declaration on EU-NATO Cooperation (page does not exist)">Joint Declaration</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Chiefs_of_defence_by_country" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Chiefs of defence by country</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_defence" title="Chief of defence">Chief of Defence</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_People%27s_National_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the People's National Army">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Angola)" title="Chief of General Staff (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Benin)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Cape_Verde)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Chad)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Egypt)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Eritrea)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Commanders" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Kenya)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lesotho_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Liberia)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Libya) (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Malawi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Malawi) (page does not exist)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mali) (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_general_(Morocco)" title="Inspector general (Morocco)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mozambique)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Namibia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_staff_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of staff (Niger) (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Rwanda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Senegal)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Chief_of_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Togo) (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Uganda)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li>Zambia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Somaliland)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biafra</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (page does not exist)">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Ciskei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Ciskei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirdar" title="Sirdar">British Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Transkei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Transkei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Venda_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Venda Defence Force (page does not exist)">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense (Antigua and Barbuda)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Barbados)" title="Chief of Staff (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia#Commander_in_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Joint Staff of the Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces#Leadership" title="Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_Staff_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of Staff (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Joint_Staff_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Joint Staff (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Guyana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Haiti" title="List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Honduras) (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Jamaica)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_National_Defense_(Mexico)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)">Secretariat of National Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Navy" title="Secretariat of the Navy">Secretariat of the Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Army_(Nicaragua)" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Nicaragua)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Paraguay)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Paraguay)">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru)" title="Chief of the Joint Command (Peru)">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Force_Commander_(Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Force Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis) (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Suriname)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname)">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Trinidad and Tobago)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Staff_(Uruguay)" title="Defence Staff (Uruguay)">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_Operations_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Command Operations (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)" title="Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defense_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defense (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Staff_Officer_(Bangladesh)" title="Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Operations_Officer_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Operations Officer (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission">PR of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(East_Timor)" title="Chief of Defence Force (East Timor)">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army">AJA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">IRGC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Iraq)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Israel)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Jordan)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kazakhstan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kuwait)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Maldives)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mongolia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (Oman) (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Qatar) (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Syria)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Tajikistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Thailand)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Turkmenistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Uzbekistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Vietnam)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Republic_of_China)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Democratic Kampuchea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_General_Headquarters" title="Imperial General Headquarters">Imperial Japan</a></li> <li>Mengjiang</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Manchukuo" title="Politics of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_General_Staff_(South_Vietnam)" title="Chief of the Joint General Staff (South Vietnam)">South Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Albania)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Albania)">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Armenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Austria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Austria)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces" title="General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Belarus" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Belgium)" title="Chief of Defence (Belgium)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chiefs of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)" title="Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Croatia)" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_General_Staff" title="Chief of the National Guard General Staff">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Denmark)" title="Chief of Defence (Denmark)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Chief of Defence (Finland)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_Forces_(Georgia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Hungary)" title="Chief of General Staff (Hungary)">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Italy)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Joint_Headquarters_(Latvia)" title="Commander of the Joint Headquarters (Latvia)">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Lithuania)" title="Chief of Defence (Lithuania)">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Luxembourg)" title="Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Malta)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Malta)">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Moldova)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Moldova)">Moldova</a></li> <li>Monaco</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Montenegro)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Netherlands)" title="Chief of Defence (Netherlands)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(North_Macedonia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (North Macedonia)">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Norway)" title="Chief of Defence (Norway)">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_General_Staff" title="Polish General Staff">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_General_Staff_(Portugal)" title="Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Romanian General Staff">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Serbian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Serbian General Staff">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovenia)">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Spain)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Switzerland)" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Turkish_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Turkish General Staff">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Swiss_Guard" title="List of commanders of the Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Abkhazia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Artsakh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the General Staff (Artsakh) (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Kosovo_Security_Force" title="Commander of Kosovo Security Force">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Northern_Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Northern Cyprus) (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(South_Ossetia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the General Staff (South Ossetia) (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Transnistria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Transnistria)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_General_Staff" title="Austro-Hungarian General Staff">Austria–Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Command_of_the_Army_of_the_Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Supreme Command of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Home_Guard_(World_War_II)#Command_structure" title="Croatian Home Guard (World War II)">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czechoslovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_General_Staff" title="German General Staff">Prussia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_General_Staff" title="German General Staff">Imperial Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberkommando_der_Wehrmacht" title="Oberkommando der Wehrmacht">Nazi Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defence_(East_Germany)" title="Ministry of National Defence (East Germany)">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_(Ottoman_Empire)" title="Ministry of War (Ottoman Empire)">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Russian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Army_of_Republika_Srpska" title="General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Staff_of_the_Serbian_Army_of_Krajina" title="Main Staff of the Serbian Army of Krajina">Republic of Serb Krajina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Yugoslavia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Yugoslavia)">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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