Stane Potočar
Slovenian general officer
General Stane Potočar | |
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Potočar in 1972 | |
Nickname(s) | Lazar |
Born | 27 April 1919 Mirna Peč (Lower Carniola), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Died | 5 December 1997(1997-12-05) (aged 78) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Allegiance | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Service/ | Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army
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Years of service | 1941–1979 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1972–1979) |
Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Awards | Order of the People's Hero (4 September 1953) |
Stane Potočar (27 April 1919 – 5 December 1997) was a Slovenian general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 15 October 1972 to 10 July 1979.[1][2]
References
- ^ Ivetić 2000, p. 70.
- ^ "Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin: POTOČAR, Stane – Lazar" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Literature
- Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
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Preceded by Viktor Bubanj | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army 15 October 1972 – 10 July 1979 | Succeeded by Branko Mamula |
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Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
- Arso Jovanović (1945)
- Koča Popović (1945–1953)
- Peko Dapčević (1953–1955)
- Ljubo Vučković (1955–1961)
- Rade Hamović (1961–1967)
- Miloš Šumonja (1967–1970)
- Viktor Bubanj (1970–1972)
- Stane Potočar (1972–1979)
- Branko Mamula (1979–1982)
- Petar Gračanin (1982–1985)
- Zorko Čanadi (1985–1987)
- Stevan Mirković (1987–1989)
- Blagoje Adžić (1989–1992)
- Života Panić (1992)
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