List of admirals of Croatia
Admirals from Croatia served in many naval forces on the eastern Adriatic seaboard. First admirals were mentioned in 14th century as commanders of the royal fleet of Croatian-Hungarian king Louis I. Officers from today's Croatia served in various navies in control of Croatia or its parts. For instance, Jusuf Mašković served as a grand admiral of Ottoman Navy in 1630s, just like Sinan Pasha in 1530s; Ivan of Vrana was a Venetian admiral in late 16th century, taking part in the Battle of Lepanto.[1] Croatian personnel served in the Venetian Navy until its demise in 1797 and, in modern times, in Habsburg/Austro-Hungarian Navy as Croatia was a constituent part of the monarchy (until 1918). First Croatian admirals distinguished themselves commanding Habsburg ships in First Italian War of Independence in 1848.
Croatian admirals helped lead Austro-Hungarian Navy through World War I and later oversaw the creation and development of Royal Yugoslav Navy in the interwar years (1918-1941). In World War II they found themselves on opposing sides, as some chose to collaborate and joined rather limited Navy of Independent State of Croatia (1941–45), while others founded guerilla Partisan Navy, which liberated the Croatian Adriatic and later developed into Yugoslav Navy (1942–91). Croatian admirals led Yugoslav Navy during the Cold War, overseeing its development of submarines and strengthening its capacities. After 1991, breaking off from Yugoslav Navy, Croatian admirals steered Croatian Navy through the Croatian War of Independence from Yugoslavia (1991-5).
What follows is a list of naval officers from the territory of today's Republic of Croatia. For a list of admirals of the modern, post-1991 Croatian Navy, see List of Croatian Navy admirals. Historical Croat community in Boka Kotorska has produced a long line of admirals (Russian Grand admiral Matija Zmajević, Austrian vice-admiral Aleksandar Bujaković (1792-1870) etc.), but these are excluded from this list.
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In Yugoslav Navy, Branko Mamula was promoted to the rank of the Admiral of the Fleet in 1983. In Croatian Navy, rank of Fleet Admiral was introduced in 1995 as the naval equivalent to the five-star rank of the OF-10. Commending him on his role as the commander of Croatian Navy during the War of Independence (1991-5), president Tuđman conferred the rank on admiral Letica. Sveto Letica-Barba was the first and so far the only Croatian flag officer to hold this rank.
| Name | Born | Died | Date of rank | Navy | Crew/Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sveto Letica | 4 April 1926 | 6 November 2001 | March 1996 |  Croatian Navy |
1950 | Served in Yugoslav Navy 1942–86, retired as viceadmiral and retroactively promoted to the rank of admiral. Reactivated in 1991 |
| Branko Mamula | 30 May 1921 | 22 December 1983 |  Yugoslav Navy |
Admirals
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| Name | Born | Died | Date of rank | Navy | Crew/Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mate Jerković | 1905 | 1980 | 1956 | Yugoslav Navy |
People's Hero of Yugoslavia | |
| Bogdan Pecotić | 1912 | 1998 | 1968 | Yugoslav Navy |
People's Hero of Yugoslavia | |
| Ljubo Truta | 1915 | 1991 | 1969 | Yugoslav Navy |
People's Hero of Yugoslavia | |
| Maximilian Njegovan | 31 October 1858 | 1 July 1930 | 23 February 1917 |  Austro-Hungarian Navy |
1877 | Commander of Austro-Hungarian Navy 1917-8 |
| Dragutin Prica | 1867 | 1960 | 6 September 1925 |  Royal Yugoslav Navy |
1885 | Served as a rear admiral in Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1918 |
| Viktor Wickerhauser | 1866 | 1940 | 30 April 1930 | Royal Yugoslav Navy |
1885 | Served as a rear admiral (1917) in Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1918[3] |
| Božidar Grubišić | 1932 | 1988 | Yugoslav Navy Croatian Navy |
Joined Croatian Navy in 1991, his earlier rank confirmed | ||
| Ivo Purišić | 1920 | 1976 | 1974 | Yugoslav Navy |
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| Petar Šimić | 1932 | 1990 | 1989 | Yugoslav Navy |
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| Davor Domazet-Lošo | 1948 | 2000 | Croatian Navy |
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| Vid Stipetić | 1937 | 2011 | 2002 | Croatian Navy |
1959 | |
| Robert Hranj | 1962 | 11 March 2020[4] | Croatian Navy |
1985[5] | ||
| Tihomir Vilović | 1924 | 2008 | 5 July 1984 | Yugoslav Navy |
Retired as viceadmiral in April 1984; in July retroactively promoted to the rank of an admiral |
Vice Admirals
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| Name | Born | Died | Date of rank | Navy | Crew/Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivo Raffanelli | 1965 | 18 September 2019[7] | Croatian Navy |
1987 | ||
| Tihomir Erceg | 1959 | 2019 | 2015[8] | Croatian Navy |
1982 | |
| Julijan Luterotti[9] | 1884 | 1956 | 1 December 1937 | Royal Yugoslav Navy Navy of the Independent State of Croatia |
1902 | In 1941 commander-in-chief of Royal Yugoslav Navy[10] Later joined ISC Navy, earlier rank confirmed |
| Janko Vuković | 7 October 1871 | 1 November 1918 | 30 October 1918 |  State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Navy |
1889 | Served in Austro-Hungarian Navy as captain. Promoted to the rank of rear admiral by the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs |
| Đuro Jakčin | 1889 | 1944 | 10 April 1941 | Navy of the Independent State of Croatia |
1909 | |
| Stanko Parmać | 1913 | 1982 | 22 December 1954 | Yugoslav Navy |
People's Hero of Yugoslavia | |
| Dinko Šurkalo | 1920 | 2010 | 1969 | Yugoslav Navy |
People's Hero of Yugoslavia | |
| Marko Eugen Florio | 1820 | 1906 | 1889[11] | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
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| Vid von Vončina[12] | 1867 | 1935 | 11 May 1918 | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
1885 | |
| Ivan Buratović[13] | 1785 | 1849 | 28 August 1848 |  Austria Navy |
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| Juraj Bonači[14] | 1903 | 1971 | 1958 | Yugoslav Navy |
1929 | |
| Ante Kronja | 1915 | 1985 | 22 December 1961 | Yugoslav Navy |
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| Alojz Vjekoslav Bačić | 1864 | 1950 | 29 December 1919 | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
1882 | |
| Artur Catinelli Obradić-Bevilacqua | 1867 | 1939 | 1 May 1918 | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
1886 | |
| Paul Stupar | 1866 | 1928 | 1 May 1918 | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
1886 | |
| Mario August Petar Ratković von Modruš | 1870 | 1918 | 1 November 1918 | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
1888 | |
| Jozo Erceg | 1936 | 22 December 1986 | Yugoslav Navy Croatian Navy |
Joined Croatian Navy, his earlier rank confirmed | ||
| Martin Matošević | 1933 | 22 December 1987 | Yugoslav Navy |
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| Fridrih Moretti | 1932 | 22 December 1990 | Yugoslav Navy |
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| Đuro Pojer | 1935 | 22 December 1987 | Yugoslav Navy |
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| Ante Budimir | 1945 | 1993 | Croatian Navy |
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| Vladimir Marijašević | 1886[15] | 1961 | 1 December 1937 | Royal Yugoslav Navy Navy of the Independent State of Croatia |
Retired in 1940; later joined ISC Navy,[16] earlier rank confirmed | |
| Tomo Tijanić | 1887 | 1953 | 1 December 1939 | Royal Yugoslav Navy Navy of the Independent State of Croatia |
Joined ISC Navy,[17] earlier rank confirmed | |
| Milan Domainko | 1889 | 1968 | 6 September 1940 | Royal Yugoslav Navy |
1909[18] | Commander in chief of Royal Yugoslav Navy in April 1941 |
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