General Staff of the Defense Forces of Georgia


The General Staff of the Defense Forces of Georgia is the chief military staff of the Defense Forces of Georgia. It is a structural subunit of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia and reports to the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Defense Forces of Georgia. The General Staff's principal responsibility is to aid the Chief of Defense in their various tasks of military management and operational control of the Defense Forces. The General Staff is headed by the Chief of General Staff of Georgian Defense Forces, who is an ex officio Deputy Chief of the Defense Forces. They are appointed by the Minister of Defense of Georgia.

History

The position of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia was introduced in 1991. It was named General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces until 2008, Joint Staff of Georgian Armed Forces from 2008 to 2013, again General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces from to 2018, when the current naming—General Staff of the Defense Forces—was adopted.

Functions

The General Staff of the Defense Forces of Georgia is principally tasked with aiding the Chief of Defense Forces of Georgia in their various functions. The General Staff is, thus, responsible for:
The General Staff includes the following structural subdivisions: