The Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy is the service head of the

Italian Armed Forces The Italian Armed Forces ( it, Forze armate italiane, ) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. A fourth branch of the armed forces, known as the Carabinieri, take on the role as the nation's military police and a ...

. The current Chief of the Defence staff is Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.

History

The post was established in 1925 as Chief of the General Staff (''Capo di Stato Maggiore Generale''). From 1941 until 1945, it was ''Capo del

Comando Supremo ''Comando Supremo'' (High Command) was the highest command echelon of the Italian armed forces between June 1941 and May 1945. Its predecessor, the ''Stato Maggiore Generale'' (Supreme General Staff), was a purely advisory body with no direct cont ...

''. In 1947 it assumed its present name. The Chief of the Defense staff, since 1998, to exercise his duties, uses two joint bodies: * ''Stato maggiore della Difesa'' (Defense Staff) * '' Comando operativo di vertice interforze'' (Joint-top operational command)

List of chiefs of the defence staff

Kingdom of Italy (1925–1946)

Italian Republic (1945−present)

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