Chief of the General Staff (Russia)
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The Chief of the General Staff is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Russian Armed Forces or is also the senior-most uniformed military officer. He is appointed by the President of Russia, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Chief of the General Staff is Army General Valery Gerasimov.
Chief of the General Staff (Russia)
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Image: Frederick Maurice van Heiden (Kramskoy)
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the military staff of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the military command of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational command of the armed forces under the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Main Building of the General Staff at Znamenka 14
Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov with shoulder boards.
General Staff (old building) on Znamenka Street in Moscow
Memorial sign "250 years of the General Staff" (2013)