Ljubo Vučković


Ljubo Vučković
Vučković in 1955
Native name
Serbo-Croatian: Љубо Вучковић
Born22 January 1915
Ljubotinj (Cetinje), Kingdom of Montenegro
Died7 July 1976(1976-07-07) (aged 61)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Buried 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E / 44.80944; 20.48722
Allegiance Kingdom of Yugoslavia
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Service / branch Royal Yugoslav Army
 Yugoslav Partisans
 Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service1935–1941
1941–1975
Rank Colonel General
CommandsChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1955–1961)
Battles / warsInvasion of Yugoslavia
World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards Order of the People's Hero (20 December 1951)
Spouse(s)Ksenija Vučković

Ljubo Vučković (Serbo-Croatian: Љубо Вучковић; 22 January 1915 – 7 July 1976) was a Montenegrin general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 29 April 1955 to 16 June 1961.[1][2]

Previously, he held the rank of potporuchnik (junior officer) of the Royal Yugoslav Army, after graduating from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1935, before being promoted to the rank of poruchnik (lieutenant) in 1939.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ivetić 2000, p. 62.
  2. ^ "Yugopapir: General Ljubo Vučković, narodni heroj Jugoslavije: Sećanja na 6. april, Sutjesku, poginule drugove..." yugopapir.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ Pejanović 1983, p. 8.

Literature

  • Pejanović, Dušan (1983). Ljubo Vučković — Životni put i revolucionarno djelo. Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine.
  • Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
29 April 1955 – 16 June 1961
Succeeded by