The General Staff is a joint body organised within the Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for development, organisation, and equipping, training and functioning of the first strategic echelon (stand-by forces) and the other strategic echelon (reserve). The Chief of General Staff who is superior to commands, units and institutions of the Croatian Armed Forces heads the General Staff. In peacetime he reports to the Commander-in-Chief for the Armed Forces Implementation Plan and military elements of combat readiness. The Chief of General Staff reports to the Minister of Defence for implementation of the orders and reports to him about the implementation. In case of war risk and immediate threat to the Croatian territorial integrity the Commander-in-Chief gives orders directly to the Chief of General Staff and at the same time reports to the Minister of Defence on given orders.
The General Staff and the Air Force and Air Defence, Education and Training and Logistics Command are in Zagreb. The Croatian Navy Command is situated in Split and the Army Command is in Karlovac.
The General Staff Units with command and management function in the Croatian Armed Forces are directly subordinate to the Chief of General Staff.
The General Staff is a joint body organised within the Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for development, organisation, and equipping, training and functioning of the first strategic echelon (stand-by forces) and the other strategic echelon (reserve). The Chief of General Staff who is superior to commands, units and institutions of the Croatian Armed Forces heads the General Staff. In peacetime he reports to the Commander-in-Chief for the Armed Forces Implementation Plan and military elements of combat readiness. The Chief of General Staff reports to the Minister of Defence for implementation of the orders and reports to him about the implementation. In case of war risk and immediate threat to the Croatian territorial integrity the Commander-in-Chief gives orders directly to the Chief of General Staff and at the same time reports to the Minister of Defence on given orders.
