Vladimir Cukavac

General
Vladimir G. Cukavac
Cukavac in 1932
Born (1884-05-29)29 May 1884
Valjevo, Kingdom of Serbia
Died 7 April 1965(1965-04-07) (aged 80)
Allegiance  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Service/branch Royal Yugoslav Army
Rank Army general
Commands held 5th Army
Battles/wars 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia (POW)

Vladimir Cukavac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Цукавац; 29 May 1884 – 7 April 1965) was an armijski đeneral[lower-alpha 1] in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 5th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II.[2]

Career

Cukavac's command consisted of the Timok, Toplica, Drina, Morava and Kosovo Divisions, and the Vlasnica and Kalna Detachments. The 5th Army was responsible for the Romanian and Bulgarian borders between the Iron Gates and the Greek border.[3]

In 1934, he was awarded the Legion of Honour.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ equivalent to a U.S. Army lieutenant general.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Niehorster 2013.
  2. ↑ Loi 1978, p. 44.
  3. ↑ U.S. Army 1986, p. 37.
  4. ↑ 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.
  • 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.
  • Niehorster, Leo (2013). "Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces Ranks". Dr. Leo Niehorster. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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