Commander of the Land Forces
Biography
Major General Stefan Kaleta
- Marital Status: married
- Wife: Stanislava
- Date of Birth: 15 May 1958
- Place of Birth: Kamienka, Slovak Republic
Education:
- 1977
Military High School at Opava - 1981
Military College of Ground Forces at Vyskov - 1987 - 1990
Postgraduate study at the Military Academy in Brno - 2001
Course of the General Staff at the Military Academy in Brno
Foreign languages:
- English
Service:
- 1981 - 1983
tank platoon leader - 1983 - 1985
tank company commander - 1985
Chief of Staff of a tank battalion - 1985 - 1987
tank battalion commander - 1990 - 1993
tank battalion commander - 1993 - 1994
Chief of Staff of a motorifle regiment - 1994 - 1997
Chief of Staff of a motorifle battalion - 1997 - 1998
Section Chief of a training centre - 1999
Chief of Staff of the 3rd ACR Mechanised Battalion on SFOR operation in Bosnia and Hezegovina - 1999 - 2000
Deputy Chief of Staff of a base - 2000 - 2001
Deputy Commander of a training and mobilisation base - 2001 - 2003
Commander of a training and mobilisation base - 2003 - 2008
Commander of the 7th Mechanised Brigade - 2008 - 2010
Land Forces Department Director, Force Develoment Division - Operations Division of MoD in Prague - 2010 - 2012
Deputy Commander of the Joint Forces - Land Forces Commander - 28 October 2011
Appointed Brigadier General - 2012 - 2016
Director, Division of Preparation and Training of Operations HQ, NATO, SHAPE, at Mons - 8 May 2016
Appointed Major General - 1 October 2016
Commander of the Land Forces
Decorations:
- The Cross of Merit of Minister of Defence, IIIrd, IInd and Ist Grades
- ACR Medal, IIIrd, IInd, and Ist Grades
- MoD Medal for Service Abroad
- Honorary Remembrance Badge 50 Years of NATO
- Medal In Service for Nation
- Premysl Otakara IInd, the King of Iron and Gold, Honorary Badge
- Honorary Remembrance Badge for Service Abroad - SFOR
Hobbies:
- literature, history, travelling, passively: football, hockey, handball, floorball
Updated: October 7, 2016