Miloš Šumonja


Miloš Šumonja
Šumonja in 1950
Native name
Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Шумоња
Born23 September 1918
Died22 March 2006(2006-03-22) (aged 87)
Buried 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E / 44.80944; 20.48722
Allegiance Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Partisans
 Yugoslav People's Army
Service years1941–1978
Rank Colonel General
CommandsChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1967–1970)
ConflictsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Awards Order of the People's Hero (23 June 1953)
SpouseAnka Šumonja

Miloš Šumonja (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Шумоња; 23 September 1918 – 22 March 2006) was a Croatian Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 15 June 1967 to 5 January 1970.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Ivetić 2000, p. 66.
  2. ^ "Tito Picks New Army Chief". New York Times. AP. 4 January 1970. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Literature

  • Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.