CENTRAL WAR ORGANIZATION OF YUGOSLAVIA

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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 6, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The supreme war organization which, in the event of war, will be called the
Ministry of war, is organized as follows:
Supreme Command of the Yugoslav Army (Ministry of War), which is sub-
divided into the following branches:
Head of the Government and Supreme Commander
High Defense Commission
High Command
Ministry of National Defense
General Staff
2. The High Defense Commission (Visa Ko:nisija za Odbranu) is subordinate
only to the Head of the Government and can be used by him solely with re-
gard to political, financial and industrial problems of the state.
It consists of the following military and political units,
Head of the Government
Ministry of National Defense
General Staff
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Industry
Minis try of Propaganda
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General Inspectorate of the Yugoslav Army Date:
Political Administration Chief of the Ministry of National Defense
Chief of KNOJ
Chief of UDB
Military Adviser to Head of Government
Chief of the Soviet Mission (which at present is excluded)
3. The High Command is subordinate to the Head of Government and the Supreme
Commander. It is the highest operational unit and is connected to the
Ministry of National Defense only in regard to supplies and logistics.
a. In time of peace it is composed of the following:
Ministry of National Defense
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General Staff
Command of Army, Air Force and Navy units
Infantry command
Artillery command
Engineers command
Anti--aircraft defense command
Liaison command
Command for defense against poisonous gases
Armored command (of motorized) units
Rear echelon command
b. This High Command includes the following sections:
General staff cabinet
Operational section
Mobilization section
Statistical section
Historical section
Section for physical culture
Personnel section
Political section
Liaison section
Industrial section
Financial section
Orders section
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c. In the event of a war or mobilization, the General Staff of the Supreme
Command will comprises
General Staff to which advisers from the Ministry of Defense will be added.
Aviation command (operationally)
.Naval command (operationally)
Armored command (motorized) units (operationally)
14. The Ministry of National Defense incorporates all three military branches.
Its duties involve keeping an accurate record of the mobilization and ad-
ministration of the army. In addition to this it exercises control over
and coordination of the military operations in each of the five federal
states. operational data, maneuvers and information are submitted to the
General Staff.
The Ministry of National Defense comprises the following:
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Quartermaster
Transportation
Sanitation
Engineers
Communications services
Armored (motorized) units
Navy
Aviation
Schools and military academies
Military administration
Politics
Personnel
War industry
Military tribunals
Veterinary services
Sections of the Ministry of National Defense have connections with the General
Staff only inasmuch as problem of mutual concern are envolvedm
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The General Staff is the supreme technical group which studies and plans
problems concerned with national defense. Among its duties are the study
of all operational and mobilization plans, organization of military units
and carrying out of experiments.
a. The General Staff is composed of the following sections which pertain
to all military branches handled by the General-Staff officers:
Section for organization and mobilization
Operational section
Section for maneuvers
Information section
Statistics section (?)
Historical section
War industry section
Replacement section
b. The General Staff also embraces the following High Commands:
Headquarters (High Command) for Army units
Headquarters of the Navy
Headquarters of the Air Force
Headquarters of Motorized units
Headquarters of the Infantry
Headquarters of the Cavalry
Headquarters of the Artillery
Headquarters of the Anti-aircraft Defense
Headquarters of the Engineers
Headquarters Liaison
Headquarters for Defense against Poisonous Gases
Headquarters Rear Echelon
c. The Chief of the entire General Staff Headquarters is assisted by a
High Commission, which is divided as followas
Chief of Staff of Army units
Chief of Staff of the Navy
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
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