Deputy Chief of General Staff - Chief of Staff

Major General Pavel Lipka

Education:

1985 - 1989
Military Grammar School, Opava
1989 – 1993
Military University of Ground Forces, Vyškov, mechanised forces branch
2002
University of Defence, Brno – battalion staff course – national defence management – combat use of all-arms units
2013 – 2014
University of Defence Brno – general staff course – national defence management – military strategy and operational science

1993 - 1997
Platoon leader, company commander, 22nd Mechanised Battalion
1998 - 1999
Company commander, 72nd Mechanised Battalion
2000
Deputy Commander, 2nd Mechanised Company, 71st Mechanised Battalion
2001 - 2002
Deputy Chief of Staff, 71st Mechanised Battalion
2002 - 2005
Deputy Commander, 71st Mechanised Battalion
2005 - 2010
Commander, 71st Mechanised Battalion
2010 - 2011
Deputy Chief, Combat Training Branch, Land Forces Command
2011 - 2015
Deputy Commander, 7th Mechanised Brigade
2015 - 2017
Commander, 7th Mechanised Brigade
2018 - 2020
Director, Land Forces Development Department, MoD Forces Development Division
1 Feb 2020
Deputy Land Forces Commander
1 Aug 2020
Deputy Commander, Multi-National Division South East, Elblag, Poland
8 May 2021
promoted Brigadier General
1 Nov 2023
Deputy Chief of General Staff – Chief of Staff
28 Oct 2024
promoted Major General

Updated: February 11, 2025