Russian General Staff

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The Russian General Staff is the central military command authority of the Russian Armed Forces, responsible for strategic planning, operational control, and coordination of all branches of Russia’s military.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	central military command authority → military general staff →
alsoKnownAs	General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation →
chiefTitle	Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation →
country	Russian Federation →
domain	military strategy → national defense → operational art and tactics →
establishedAs	successor to the Soviet General Staff after dissolution of the USSR →
hasDepartment	Main Communications Directorate of the General Staff → Main Directorate of Electronic Warfare of the General Staff → Main Directorate of Military Topography of the General Staff → Main Directorate of Operational Training of the General Staff → Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff → Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff → Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff →
hasPosition	Chief of the General Staff →
headquartersCountry	Russia →
headquartersLocation	Moscow →
languageOfWork	Russian →
legalStatus	central organ of military command of the Russian Federation →
oversees	Russian Aerospace Forces → Russian Airborne Forces → Russian Ground Forces → Russian Navy → Strategic Missile Forces of Russia → support and logistics structures of the Russian Armed Forces →
partOf	Armed Forces of the Russian Federation →
predecessor	General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR →
reportsTo	Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation → President of Russia as Supreme Commander-in-Chief →
responsibleFor	coordination of all branches of the Russian Armed Forces → operational control of the Russian Armed Forces → overall military command and control → strategic military planning →
role	command and control of joint operations → coordination of inter-service cooperation → developing military doctrine and operational concepts → mobilization planning → operational planning of military campaigns → operational readiness of the Armed Forces → organization and training of the Armed Forces → planning of nuclear and strategic deterrence operations → planning use of the Russian Armed Forces in peace and war → strategic intelligence assessment for military purposes →
shortName	General Staff of Russia →
subordinateTo	Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation → Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces →
timePeriod	post-Soviet era →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Russian General Staff ("General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation") →	alsoKnownAs
Russo-Georgian War 2008 →	commander
Russian Armed Forces ("General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation") →	hasCommandStructure
War Ministry of the Russian Empire ("General Staff of the Russian Empire") →	hasPart
Prussian General Staff ("Russian Imperial General Staff") →	influenced
Russian General Staff ("General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR") →	predecessor
Russian General Staff ("General Staff of Russia") →	shortName
Caucasus Military District ("Russian Imperial General Staff") →	subordinateTo