Koba Gurtskaia

Koba Gurtskaia (or Ghurtskaia, Georgian: კობა ღურწკაია; born 19 May 1966) is a Georgian military officer. He was acting commander of the Georgian Navy from 2006 to 2008.

A graduate of the Georgian Institute of Subtropics (1992) and the Ukrainian Armed Forces Staff Academy (2000), Gurtskaia joined the Georgian military in 1992 and fought in the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993). From 1998 to 2006, he served, successively, as the commander of a separate Marine battalion, Chief of Staff of a Marine brigade, Chief of Staff of the Navy and Executive Officer for Coastal Defense. From 2006 to 2008, Colonel Gurtskaia was an acting commander of the Georgian Navy. On 5 March 2008, he was moved to the position of Deputy Head of the National Guard Department of Georgia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Staff Changes in National Guard Department". Ministry of Defence of Georgia. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by
Gocha Vetriakov		 Commander of the Georgian Navy
2005–2008 		Succeeded by
Besik Shengelia
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