Milutin Kukanjac
Milutin Kukanjac | |
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| Born | 1935 Ljubiš, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 16 January 2002 (aged 67) Beograd, Yugoslavia (now Belgrade, Serbia) |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslavia |
| Service |  Yugoslav People's Army |
| Years of service | Until 1992 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | 2nd VO |
| Battles / wars | Siege of Sarajevo |
Milutin Kukanjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Кукањац; 1935 – 16 January 2002) was a Yugoslav military officer; he was a colonel general with the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) at the beginning of the Bosnian War.[1]
Career
Kukanjac was commander of the Siege of Sarajevo from March until July 1992. Kukanjac and the Yugoslav People's Army left Sarajevo at this time.
Kukanjac commanded JNA units on Dobrovoljačka Street in Sarajevo on 3 May 1992 as members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) attacked the convoy of withdrawing soldiers, killing 6 people.[2]
He appeared in the BBC documentary series The Death of Yugoslavia.
References
- ^ Milutin Kukanjac (1935-2002), Vojska.net
- ^ "Sarajevo ogorčeno zbog Divjaka". B92. March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.