Janko Bobetko was a Croatian general who had participated in World War II and later in the Croatian War of Independence. He was one of the founding members of 1st Sisak Partisan Detachment, the first anti-fascist military unit during World War II in Yugoslavia. He later had a military career in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia is the principal head of the Armed Forces of Croatia. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Croatia, who is the commander-in-chief.