President Petr Pavel promotes 16 officials to general ranks

President Petr Pavel appointed 16 individuals to various general ranks at Prague Castle during the anniversary of the founding of the independent Czechoslovak state.

Miroslav Hlaváč, the Chief of the General Staff, was promoted to the rank of army general, the highest rank in the Czech military. Other high-level promotions included Tomáš Hůlka, Director General of the Prison Service, who was promoted to lieutenant general.

Additional promotions to lieutenant general included Petr Čepelka, Pavel Lipka, and Jaroslav Míka. Major general ranks were awarded to Pavel Kotraba, Director General of the Customs Administration, as well as Libor Lochman, Jan Štěpánek, and Petr Tománek.

Brigadier general appointments were made for several officials, including fire service chief Martin Legner, Miroslav Toman of the civilian intelligence service, and various military and logistics directors. President Pavel noted that the path to these ranks is exceptionally complex and carries significant responsibility.