Rade Hamović

General

Rade Hamović
Hamović in 1954
Native name
Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Хамовић
Born13 February 1916
Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died19 May 2009(2009-05-19) (aged 93)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Buried
Belgrade New Cemetery
44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E / 44.80944; 20.48722
Allegiance Kingdom of Yugoslavia
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Service / branch Royal Yugoslav Army
 Yugoslav Partisans
 Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service1936–1941
1941–1968
Rank Colonel General
CommandsChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1961–1967)
Battles / warsInvasion of Yugoslavia
World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards Order of the People's Hero (23 July 1952)
Spouse(s)Ljerka Durbešić
Ljerka Kervina-Hamović
ChildrenVuk Hamović[1]

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]

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

  1. ^ Slobodan Bubnjević (17 January 2008). "Trgovac mrakom na veliko – Portret savremenika — Vuk Hamović". vreme.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Poslednji od desetorice – In Memoriam". vreme.com (in Serbian). 11 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ Vlado Klemenčič (24 June 2009). "V spomin Radeta Hamovića". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2022.

Literature

  • Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
16 June 1961 – 15 June 1967 		Succeeded by


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