Vladimir Cukavac
Appearance
General Vladimir G. Cukavac | |
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Born | Valjevo, Serbia | 29 May 1884
Died | 7 April 1965 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 80)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Service | Royal Yugoslav Army |
Rank | Army general |
Commands | 5th Army |
Battles / wars | 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia (POW) |
Vladimir Cukavac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Цукавац; 29 May 1884 – 7 April 1965) was a Serbian general holding the title of army general in the Royal Yugoslav Army. He commanded the 5th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II.[1]
Career
Cukavac's command consisted of the Timok, Toplica, Drina, Morava and Kosovo Divisions, and Vlasnica and Kalna Detachments. The 5th Army was responsible for the Romanian and Bulgarian borders between the Iron Gates and the Greek border.[2]
In 1934, he was awarded the Legion of Honour.[3]
References
- ^ Loi 1978, p. 44.
- ^ U.S. Army 1986, p. 37.
- ^ Tedenske slike (13 September 1934). "Visoko odlikovanje generala Cukavca, pg. 2" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
References
- Loi, Salvatore (1978). Le operazioni delle unità italiane in Jugoslavia (1941–1943): narrazione, documenti [The operations of Italian units in Yugoslavia (1941–1943): narrative, documents] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Ministero della difesa (Ministry of Defence). OCLC 9194926.
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(help) - U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4.
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