Yugoslav Partisan (NOVJ) Generals?

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Yugoslav Partisan (NOVJ) Generals?

Post by 79seconds » 06 Nov 2020 14:57

Is there any name list of Yugoslavian NOVJ generals (holding the rank of Maj Gen and above during WW2)?
Or any books about that to recommend?

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Re: Yugoslavian Generals

Post by Steen Ammentorp » 07 Nov 2020 17:05

Hi,

I have the following 69 NOVJ generals and the promotion of 65 of these to the rank of Major-General or higher during the war has been verified by the "Билтен Врховног Штаба Народноослободилачке Војске И Партизанских Одреда Југославије Број" (Bulletin of the Supreme Staff of the People's Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia). The last 4 is marked with a *.

Ambrožič-Novljan, Major-General Ladislav (10.03.1908-10.06.2004)
Anđelić, Major-General Mihajlo (21.11.1884-02.11.1959)
Apostolski, Lieutenant-General Mihailo (08.11.1906-07.08.1987)
Avšič, Lieutenant-General Jaka (24.04.1896-02.01.1978)
Babić, Major-General Radomir (02.09.1909-01.12.1996)
*Basta, Major-General Milan (01.02.1921-04.12.2007)
Bulatović, Major-General Veko (01.04.1884-25.07.1969)
Burić, Major-General Savo (11.01.1915-16.06.1963)
Čelebić, Major-General Savo (26.10.1879-21.06.1955)
Černi, Major-General Josip (20.01.1903-04.04.2000)
Ćetković, Major-General Vlado (22.08.1911-20.10.1944)
Dapčević, Colonel-General Peko (25.06.1913-13.02.1999)
Đilas, Lieutenant-General Milovan (04.06.1911-20.04.1995)
Đokić, Major-General Vojislav (23.03.1893-19.05.1943)
Drapšin, Major-General Petar (15.11.1914-02.11.1945)
Gošnjak, General Ivan (10.06.1909-08.02.1980)
Hamović, Major-General Rade (13.02.1916-19.05.2009)
Jakšić, Major-General Pavle (02.12.1913-04.02.2005)
Jovanić, Major-General Doko (09.10.1917-29.05.2000)
Jovanović, Colonel-General Arso (24.03.1907-12.08.1948)
Jovanović, Major-General Vaso (11.01.1915-04.12.2013)
Klišanić, Major-General Vjekoslav (1897-1980)
Knežević, Major-General Nikica (1889-1973)
*Kovačević, Major-General Sava (25.01.1905-13.06.1943)
Krajačić, Major-General Ivan (29.08.1906-10.09.1986)
Kraut, Major-General Božidar (21.06.1901-01.03.1967)
Kuprešanin, Major-General Milan (02.10.1911-20.05.2005)
Kveder-Tomaž, General Dušan (09.04.1915-12.03.1966)
Lekić-Španac, Lieutenant-General Danilo (23.06.1913-03.10.1986)
Ljubodrag, Major-General Đurić N. (25.07.1917-10.07.1988)
Maček-Matija, General Ivan (12.03.1908-01.04.1993)
Mahin, Lieutenant-General Fjodor (15.04.1882-02.06.1945)
Mandić, Major-General Gligo (17.04.1912-15.01.1994)
Manola, Major-General Srećko (06.10.1914-25.02.1979)
Marčič, Lieutenant-General Karel (22.11.1891-26.12.1972)
Maslarić, Major-General Božidar (10.08.1895-05.04.1963)
Matetić, Major-General Vlado (22.06.1911- ? )
Milenković, Lieutenant-General Dobrosav J. (12.08.1874-15.04.1973)
Milojević, Major-General Miloje (16.03.1912-04.07.1984)
Milutinović, Lieutenant-General Ivan (27.09.1901-23.10.1944)
*Mirašević, Major-General Dorđije ( ? - ? )
Morača, Major-General Milutin (1914-17.12.2003)
Nađ, General Kosta (13.05.1911-19.11.1986)
Nikoliš, Major-General Gojko (11.08.1911-11.07.1995)
Obradović, Major-General Branko (10.06.1907-00.09.1983)
Oreščanin, Major-General Bogdan (27.10.1916-26.08.1978)
Orović, Lieutenant-General Savo (30.01.1888-22.06.1974)
Pavičić, Major-General Mile (12.09.1899-16.11.1948)
Pire, Major-General Franjo ( ? - ? )
Poljanac, Lieutenant-General Branko (1908- ? )
Popović, General Koca (14.03.1908-20.10.1992)
Popović, Major-General Vladimir (27.01.1914-01.04.1972)
Primorac, Lieutenant-General Rudolf (15.04.1904-13.01.1979)
Ranković, Lieutenant-General Aleksandar (28.11.1909-19.08.1983)
Rodić, Lieutenant-General Slavko (11.05.1918-29.04.1949)
Rozman-Stane, Lieutenant-General Franc (27.03.1911-07.11.1944)
Rukavina, General Ivan (26.01.1912-03.04.1992)
Šakić Mićun, Major-General Milan (24.01.1915-01.08.1971)
Šegrt, Major-General Vlado (18.12.1907-01.08.1991)
Škorpik, Major-General Josip (26.02.1892-31.05.1973)
Terzić, Lieutenant-General Velimir (26.05.1908-13.12.1983)
*Tito, Marshal Josip Broz (07.05.1892-04.05.1980)
Velebit, Major-General Vlatko (19.08.1907-29.08.2004)
Vučković, Major-General Ljubo (22.01.1915-07.07.1976)
Vujović, Major-General Mitar (26.10.1911- ? )
Vukanović, Major-General Radovan (01.06.1906-26.08.1987)
Vukmanović, Major-General Svetozar (03.08.1912-07.12.2000)
Vukotić, Major-General Jovan (22.02.1907-25.01.1982)
Žujović, Lieutenant-General Sreten (24.06.1899-11.06.1976)
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Re: Yugoslavian Generals

Post by G. Trifkovic » 07 Nov 2020 18:58

Hi Steen,

and thanks for the list; just a pair of corrections/additional info:

Mirašević, Major-General Đorđe-Đoko (1895-1986)

Pirc, Major-General Franjo (1899-1954)

Best,

Gaius

P.S. Thread title edited.

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Re: Yugoslav Partisan (NOVJ) Generals?

Post by 79seconds » 08 Nov 2020 09:28

Thanks Steen and Gaius, that's a great list!
Is the list a full one?
Would there be any publications that can be purchased from some bookshops or downloaded on line?

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