Izet Nanić

Izet Nanić (4 October 1965 – 5 August 1995) was a Bosnian Army brigade commander during the Bosnian war of independence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Izet Nanić

Hero of the Liberation war
Born(1965-10-04)4 October 1965
Bužim, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Died5 August 1995(1995-08-05) (aged 29)
Ćorkovača, Dobro Selo, Una-Sana Canton, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Allegiance SFR Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Service/branch Yugoslav Air Force
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years of service1984–95
Rank Brigadier general
Commands held505th Brigade of 5th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battles/wars
Awards The Golden Lily
Hero of the Liberation War of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materYugoslav Military Academy

Family

An ethnic Bosniak, Izet Nanić was born to Ibrahim (1939–2000) and Rasima (born 1945),[1] as second of seven children.[2] His younger brother Nevzet was killed near Bosanska Krupa on 30 June 1992, at the start of the war in Bosnia.[3]

He was married to a woman named Sefija (née Remetić). Together they had three children; a daughter and two sons.

Career

Until January 1991, Nanić was an officer of the Yugoslav People's Army, when he returned to his home in Bužim due to a broken leg.[4] He was a lieutenant of the Yugoslav Air Force and Antiaircraft Defence in Kragujevac, Serbia. Before the war in Bosnia, he was one of commanders in the Yugoslav army in the Vukovar battle fighting against the Croatian army. At the beginning of Bosnian War, he joined the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He became the commander of the 505th Brigade of the 5th Corps led by Brigadier General Atif Dudaković.[5] He led the command for four years, the entire war. Izet Nanić was killed in action on 5 August 1995.[2]

Legacy

Nanić is seen by the Bosniaks as a legendary commander, as his brigade liberated and brought under Bosniak control, several cities and towns, including Velika Kladuša in Operation Tiger (1994)[6] and Sanski Most, Bosanska Krupa and Ključ in Operation Sana.

In 1998, Nanić was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Lily and the Order of Hero of the Liberation war - the highest honorary title that used to be awarded by the government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

References
  1. "Rasima Nanić, majka šehida Nevzeta i generala Izeta". Preporod. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. "Google Translate". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Sjećanje na istinskog heroja: Na današnji dan 1992. godine poginuo je Nevzet Nanić". Cazin. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. "Izet Nanić, vitez iz Bužima: Antologijski snimak otkriva svu njegovu veličinu". Dnevni avaz. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. "Heroj BiH: 22 godine od pogibije generala Izeta Nanića". Source. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. Anthony Loyd (February 1, 2001). My War Gone By, I Miss It So. Penguin (Non-Classics). ISBN 0-14-029854-1.
  7. "Birthday of the Hero (In Bosnian)". stav.ba. STAV. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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