Commander of the Land Forces

Biography

Major General Josef Kopecky, MSc.

• Date of Birth: 12 January 1964
• Place of Birth: Prostejov

Education:

• 1978 - 1982
  High School of Jiri Wolker, Prostejov
• 1982 - 1986
  Military Land Forces College, Vyskov (Armour Speciality)
• 2001 - 2002
  Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
• 2008 - 2009
  National Defense University, National War College, Washington D.C., USA

Professional Career:

• 1986
  Platoon leader, 15th Armour Regiment, Martin
• 1987 - 1989
  Company Commander, 15th Armour Regiment, Martin
• 1990 - 1991
  Commander, 1st Tank Battalion, 15th Armour Regiment, Martin
• 1992 - 1994
  Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander, 1st Tank Battalion, 33rd Armour Regiment, Praslavice
• 1995 - 2000
  Deputy Commander, 74th Mechanised Battalion, Praslavice
• 2000 - 2001
  Chief of G3 Operations Group, 1st Mechanised Division, Brno
• 2002 - 2004
  Commander, 21st Mechanised Battalion, Janovice nad Uhlavou
• 2004 - 2007
  Chief of Section, JEB HQ ARCC UK, Rheindahlen, Germany
• 2007 - 2008
  Chief of Operations Department, Joint Forces Command, Olomouc
• 2009 - 2010
  Chief of Staff, Training Command - Military Academy, Vyskov
• 2011
  Deputy Commander, Training Command - Military Academy, Vyskov
• 2011 - 2015
  Commander, 7th Mechanised Brigade
• as of 1 Dec. 2015
  Commander, Training Command - Military Academy, Vyskov
• 28 Oct. 2016
  Promoted Brigadier General
• 1 June 2018
  Commander of the Land Forces
• 28 Oct. 2018
  Promoted Major General

Foreign Operations:

• 1998 - 1999
  Chief of Staff, SFOR II Battalion, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2003
  Commander, Czech-Slovak KFOR Battalion, Kosovo
• 2004
  Commander, Czech-Slovak KFOR Battalion, Kosovo
• 2006
  Chief of JEB, ISAF Command, Afghanistan
• 2012
  Commander, 10th PRT ISAF, Afghanistan

Awards and Decorations:

• Medal of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, Grades III, II and I
• "In Service for Peace and Freedom" NATO Medal
• "For Service in IFOR Mission" Honorary Commemorative Badge
• Medal of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic "For Service Abroad"
• "For Service in Cooperation with NATO in Kosovo" Decoration
• Medal of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic "For Service Abroad" - KFOR, Grades III and II
• Cross of Merit of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, Grades III, II and I
• Medal of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic "For Service Abroad" - Afghanistan, Grades III and II
• "Non Article 5 NATO Medal, ISAF Operation, MTI 2
• Medal "For Service in Armed Forces of the Czech Republic", Grade I with XX Ribbon

Foreign Languages:

• English, German

Marital Status and Children:

• married, spouse Lenka
• daughters Petra and Michaela, sons Daniel and Tomas

Hobbies:

• military-history-political literature, sport, travelling

Updated: October 29, 2018