Milutin Kukanjac

Milutin Kukanjac
Born 1935
Ljubiš, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died 16 January 2002 (aged 67)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Allegiance Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Service/branch Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service Until 1992
Rank Colonel General
Commands held 2nd VO
Battles/wars Siege of Sarajevo

Milutin Kukanjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Кукањац; 1935 – 16 January 2002) was a Serbian 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

  1. ↑ Milutin Kukanjac (1935-2002), Vojska.net
  2. ↑ "Sarajevo ogorčeno zbog Divjaka". B92. March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
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