Rade Hamović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Хамовић; 13 February 1916 – 19 May 2009) was a Bosnian Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 16 June 1961 to 15 June 1967.[2][3]
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Native name | Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Хамовић |
Born | 13 February 1916 Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 19 May 2009 Ljubljana, Slovenia | (aged 93)
Buried | 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Service/ | Royal Yugoslav Army Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army |
Years of service | 1936–1941 1941–1968 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands held | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1961–1967) |
Battles/wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia World War II in Yugoslavia |
Awards | Order of the People's Hero (23 July 1952) |
Spouse(s) | Ljerka Durbešić Ljerka Kervina-Hamović |
Children | Vuk Hamović[1] |
Previously, he held the rank of potporuchnik (junior officer) of the Royal Yugoslav Army, after graduating from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1936, as one of the top 10 cadets in his class. During World War II in Yugoslavia, he was a member of the Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans.
References
edit- ^ Slobodan Bubnjević (17 January 2008). "Trgovac mrakom na veliko – Portret savremenika — Vuk Hamović". vreme.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Poslednji od desetorice – In Memoriam". vreme.com (in Serbian). 11 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Vlado Klemenčič (24 June 2009). "V spomin Radeta Hamovića". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
Literature
edit- Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.