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Revision as of 09:18, 20 May 2024
Mehmed Alagić | |
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Born | Sanski Most, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | 8 July 1947
Died | 7 March 2003 Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina | (aged 55)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Land forces |
Years of service | 1970–96 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Unit | Operational Group (OG) Bosnian Krajina, 3rd Corps, 7th Corps |
Commands | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) |
Battles/wars |
Mehmed Alagić (8 July 1947[1] – 7 March 2003[2]) was a Bosnian general in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Military career
Mehmed Alagić graduated from the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) military academy in Banja Luka in 1970. Later he became the commander of the military academy. In 1986, he became commander of the 36th mechanised brigade and in 1989 commander of the Zrenjanin brigade as part of the Novi Sad Corps.[citation needed]
Bosnian War
Alagić left the JNA in February 1991. On 13 December 1993 he served in the 17th Krajina Brigade of the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 8 March 1993 he became commander of the Operational Group (OG) Bosnian Krajina within the 3rd Corps. He became commander of the 3rd Corps on 1 November 1993.
After the war
In March 1996, as a member of the SDA party, Alagić was elected for the mayor of Sanski Most municipality and a member of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Parliament.
In 2001 he was indicted for war crimes at the ICTY, but died before the trial commenced. Subsequent to his death, the case was terminated. His co-defendants were convicted and served jail time.[3]
In December 2019, Sarajevo Canton initiated a process to name a major street in the city in General Alagić's honour.
Military Ranks
JNA
- 1991 - Lieutenant Colonel
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1994 - Brigadier General
References
- ^ Del Ponte, Carla (11 January 2002), The Prosecutor of the Tribunal Against Enver Hadzihasanovic, Mehmed Alagic, Amir Kubura: Amended Indictment, archived from the original on 13 November 2005, retrieved 30 November 2008
- ^ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (24 March 2003), Proceedings Against Mehmed Alagic Terminated, archived from the original on 17 January 2005, retrieved 8 August 2008
- ^ "Case information sheet. The Prosecutor v. Enver Hadžihasanović and Amir Kubura" (PDF). icty.org. Retrieved 31 August 2023.