Deputy Chief of the General Staff Brigadier General Franc Koračin
Biography
Brigadier General Franc Koračin was born on 27 March 1966 in Murska Sobota. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 2015.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1989 | Military Academy - engineering, officer |
1999 | Command and Staff School: Senior Staff Course |
2008 | Command and Staff School: General Staff military education and training |
ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SAF
1989-1991 | Platoon Leader - Counter Sabotage Platoon, 73rd Regional Territorial Defence Headquarters |
1991-1992 | Squad Leader – active component platoon, 73rd Regional Territorial Defence Headquarters |
1992-1993 | Platoon Leader - 1st Infantry Battalion, 72nd Brigade |
1993-1996 | HHQ Company Commander - 1st Infantry Battalion, 72nd Brigade |
1996-1998 | Operations Assistant - 1st Infantry Battalion, 72nd Brigade |
1998-2001 | Deputy Commander - 1st Infantry Battalion, 72nd Brigade |
2001-2004 | Commander - 172nd Infantry Training Battalion and Ptuj Barracks |
2004-2009 | Commander - 670th Headquarters Logistics Battalion and Slovenska Bistrica Barracks |
2009-2009 | Chief, G4, Doctrine Development Education and Training Command |
2009-2011 | Deputy Chief, G4, SAF Force Command |
2011 | Section Chief - J4, General Staff |
2011- 2012 | Deputy Commander, 1st Brigade and Light Battalion Battle Group Commander |
2012 – 2018 | Commander - 72nd Brigade and General Maister Barracks |
2018 – 2019 | Assistant to Chief of the General Staff of the SAF |
2019-2022 | Deputy Force Commander |
2022 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the SAF |
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
- 2012 Deputy Commander, EU Brigade – SAF Contingent Commander in the EU Brigade
- 2012 Director – International Military Exercise »ADRIATIC STRIKE 2012«
- 2014 Deputy Director – International Military Exercise »CLEVER FERRET 2014 «
- 2016 Co-Director International Military Exercise »IMMEDIATE RESPONSE-16«
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Combat Commemorative Badge "Gornja Radgona" |
Commemorative Badge "Defended the Homeland" |
Bronze Medal of General Maister with Swords |
Silver Medal of General Maister |
Bronze Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
Silver Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
Gold Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals of the Chief of the General Staff of the SAF |
Gold, Silver and Bronze Swords of the SAF Force Command |
Medal of the 1st Brigade, Grades I, II and III |
Silver Medal of the 72nd Brigade |
Gold Medal of the 670th Headquarters Logistics Battalion |
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals of the 1st Infantry Battalion, 72nd Brigade |
Silver and Bronze Badges of the 7th Regional Territorial Defence Headquarters |
Bronze Medal of the Command and Staff School |
Bronze Badge of the Civil Protection (2x) |
CAREER PATH
After graduating from the Military Academy of the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA) in 1989, he started his military career in the Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia as a reserve officer. He was appointed commander of the Counter-Sabotage Platoon – a special platoon in the then Gornja Radgona municipal headquarters and the 73rd Regional Territorial Defence Headquarters Ljutomer. He was first employed in the "14. OKTOBER" Chamber of Craft of Gornja Radgona in 1989. In 1990, his platoon was on standby to intervene in the event of possible confiscation of recruitment documents by the YPA. During the War of Independence he was actively involved in combat activities in Gornja Radgona. In the same year, he interrupted his studies at the Faculty of Business and Economics (fourth year) and joined the Territorial Defence in an active-component platoon in Ljutomer. He gained a lot of experiences in staff and command duties, which he performed at various levels of command and control, including the international environment as Deputy Commander of the European Brigade. Under his leadership, two battalions were formed, the 172nd Infantry Training Battalion and the 670th Headquarters Logistics Battalion. The latter incorporated the first SAF unit formed and affirmed according to NATO standards, namely the Transport Company of the 670th Headquarters Logistics Battalion. When he was Commander of the 72nd Brigade, the Brigade successfully transformed and built up the capability of a Motorised Battalion Battle Group (MOTBBSk), and was the first SAF unit to successfully pass a combat readiness review under the supervision of international observers and in accordance with the criteria applicable in the Alliance. He has also gained experience in numerous Slovenian and international exercises, in the activities related to flood relief, the aftermath of glaze ice, in the provision of support to the Ministry of the Interior in managing the refugee and migrant crisis, and in the field of civil-military cooperation. He is a veteran of the 1991 War for Slovenia.
He is married to Darinka, with whom he has two sons, Jure and Žiga. He is an amateur painter and participant of the General Maister art workshops. He has participated in numerous exhibitions at the Ministry of Defence and has had a solo exhibition in Slovenska Bistrica.