ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGH COMMAND

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001200040007-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 30, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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Rueoien 1Ja1tary Mlesion: Betseen the Minietrr of Deforms and the General
rarr-lirr115147517771itary gl,suiln, +Mitch 15 divided :into several onnoleim,
ram (4: whioh aro 7ith the Gereral Staff; some attached o training units
c.md othrs vdth varlouu Army, Navy 40d Air Foroe headquatere. Among ite
me:sheep aro: Oenorrao Money; Obraskov; Kisoljev, Lotorn: Oolosko (Ergineers):
00:keno3s Nikitin; Vetkov and Sidelnikov.
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Chief of Stain
Ohicifo Staff:
F.ead of WrAntft:
Oenaral Thom Popovio
Lt Oeneral ita&tlf Frimorac
ColonqI Poridar Lekio
Tho1z taff is coltpocad of:
(1) Ai1t cenal Staffs
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Colonei General Arco Jovanovic
Lieut. General Peko DGpeevio (ales listed t.3 ChM of the
Proletarian r;orps)
Lieut. (leneral Ivan Ocenjak
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Major aenoral Svotomar VUkmarlovicOhmpo)
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Assiztant Chief of aaffs
2ajor (1.5.neral Doe? Lazarevi
Thc follwinc offices, staffed by
all three sorvicoes
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Orcanization and Iebilisotion - Col Zarko OtaneRi
or Lt. Gen. Savo Orovic
(*orations - Gen 'Ve/41co Kovacovio
Intellicenco . col gnaw Irkret or
Lt. Ocrw Bozidar nest/trio
Training
Cipher
Historical
War Production - Oen Darns Tramous
Agit - Prop - :14,5. Can. Vitomir Vlahovic
Finance - Colonel Vojo Todcrovic
task of the Genoral Staff to study, experiment: prepare and organize
Tucoolav Armed Forces and all plans dealing with Operations and mobilization4
instructions and orders are then passed on in the following WI
t.hakrrv General Staff to:
Hqs of the six Armlos
Garrison licis
TrainiA; Centers
;rout the 39115r Gener n. Staff to:
Ilq of the First Armored Areet
:tilitery Districts
aval C-in-C admiral Cerni)
Flout Commander (Com:ander Tomoic)
Hqa-Sreja,..Soja-Igja and Rivor Fleet
larine Infantry and Coastal Artillery Units (General lendic)
Frau the Air General Staff (Areilt.teAkSitilf_of_Stati.sUst
Air Wf...
liqs of 5 Air Divisions
Pilotet and Specialists' Training Centers
Territorial Air Commands (VOK)
HI Naval Air CPnnand
he General Staff alms? controls the, following sections formed of the lige of all
.)ranchos of the Services:
Su lies; Commander: General Ljubisa !Adzi-Popovic (). This Section
con ro s all lantern producing military stores, depots, dumps, workshops,
etc. Tho Supply Service receives material and supplies (excluding weapons
and ammanitio) produced in the country or obtained from abroad, for storage
and maintenance or for consignment in accordance with instructions issued
bythe General Staff. This branch also deals with rations, forage, clothing,
equipnent etc, for all units of tho'Army, lavy' and Air Force.
ores cmasander: Major General Djordjo liraeovic. Tinder co1Tm4nd are:
Zncineors Hqs for fortifications and other work; two railway
Enrinsare Bricades; Military Oeoc;raphica2 Institute in Bel;:rade with a
on for the Navy at Lubrovnik. In matters of a technIcal nature
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ar dealina vita oreanizationl it also controls 2nnineer units of
Aruies ama Divisions in the Arm, 30:ay and Air. Force, which epecialise
in bridana, field wor7s, demelition,and eabotaae.
.44 : Germander: : or General Pavia Jakeic. Deputy Commander:
ral Bezidar rvat. They comand and control: Artillery Ras
and Division; the system of allotment, supply and repair of
of the Arued Forcea through the technical service of the Artillery)
the mpp3j of martunition for all nuns of the Armed Forces. Laboratories, ?
worksh,-.)- atvl resoareh. centers.
da -Anti-Air ,aft Defense: Commander: :lajor General Vlado Dapcevic. This
oreanized. It controls an unknown number of
zones vivre listenina and observation poets are being erected, Positive
Air Defenee camouflage and bladkaoat measures.
a. Gonmanications: Commander: Colonel VIndimirVodopivoc. This Section
7:..ttreri?etar-rmunicatione by means of all technical methods between all
Hqp and formations of the Armed Forces. It Also ,trains the necessary
apecialists. For technical and trainine matters it also controls the
Arrair Cemslanications Driaadoo and subordinate unite with the other Services.
f. Chemic Jar:fare: This Section gives courses in flame-throvinn, smeke and
c. C.,eor:1-itarAdriinistrationt Commander: Colonel Brae? Struear.
ha Trans rt Service: Coumander: General VUko Lopetic. . Its commands a
=Mayrrat section and the General Staff motor pool. This peel ?
appears to be composed of five Transport nerAments, which operates at
the immediate revest of the General Staff. It appears almost certain
that the Transport Service supplies all three services.
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of iilitarr Justice: Commander: 'General lAtko Krdzic or Colonel
c. with all crimes corritted by military personnel
or btcivilians subject to ailitary Lalff or crimes anainst the security
of the state and of the Armed Forces. It is composed of a superior
Tribunal of the General staff in Belgrade. This Court deals with the
aero important cases e.g. General !Ilhailovic, and nevi= sentences
passed by Army :Iiliteary Tribunals on service personnel only. A Unitary
Tribunal is attached to each Army.. The Navy and Air Force also have a
ailitary Tribunal.
Uedical Co -Si Commander: General Gojko Nikolis. It has two distinct
Z-Fgan za ne: (1) A territorial organization formed of military hospitals
designated with numbers, special clinics, convalescent homes, rehabilitation
centers for invalids and cripples. (2) A mobilized organization comprisine
medical units, field hospitals and surgical centers at Lrmy, Division and
Bride Mo. There are also disinfection centers, Tharriacies and schools
or doctors and nurses.
1.'cal Education Section: Co:mender: General Vlado Ambrosio. This
a-ZEE-Fiepaganda-M-sports culture 311 the Armed Forces on a wide
scale with varioue competitions etc. It has subordinate offices as far
down as Divisions. -
Political Section: Zommender: General svetozer Vulmanoric-Torpo. Political
control of ell tie. ArmedForces is effected by mesas of Political Commissars
at Aroya Division, Brigade, Battalion and Coma* levels with trusted personnel
of the Comuniet party and of SKOJ. This section also works with the Personnel
section and controls the adnission of candidates to the Aeadelies and Military
schools.
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rrairTeneral---- :i1;1791 evio. c or evens, rehabilitates
and helps cripples and inmalids and the fantliee of the dead. It also has
temporary control of foreign Pea.
o. Academies: Comander: Lt Gen Savo Orovic. They are .
f e Ain c Office of the General Staff and partly
by the Hes of all branches of the Services ehidh supply instructors, programs
and material. As a general rule, courses last for one or two years and are
attended by veterans of. proven political beliefs, selected by a commission
composed of a Brigade eornissar, a Brigade Commander, and a Divisional ?
C0'43issar. The findings of te?Commission are subject to review by the
pelitical eeetion of the General Staff.
Candidates must acres to remain in the Armed Forces for a minimum period of
five years, which can be extu34ed at the discretion of the military
authorities. The academies run two separate courses: one for older officer
who have already attend:WV) school, who have distinguished themselves
during their service andltb become regular officers) the second is for
youths who desire to make their career in the Services, and who are selected
after detailed investigation by the youth orzanisation to which candidates
nust have belonged. (moa or sK0J). The first coarse lasts for two years
and the second four 7uaxty followed by another two years of specialisation.
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