List of admirals of Croatia

Admirals from Croatia served in many naval forces on the eastern Adriatic seaboard. First admirals were mentioned in 14th century as commanders of the royal fleet of Croatian-Hungarian king Louis I. Officers from today's Croatia served in various navies in control of Croatia or its parts. For instance, Jusuf Mašković served as a grand admiral of Ottoman Navy in 1630s, just like Sinan Pasha in 1530s; Ivan of Vrana was a Venetian admiral in late 16th century, taking part in the Battle of Lepanto.[1] Croatian personnel served in the Venetian Navy until its demise in 1797 and, in modern times, in Habsburg/Austro-Hungarian Navy as Croatia was a constituent part of the monarchy (until 1918). First Croatian admirals distinguished themselves commanding Habsburg ships in First Italian War of Independence in 1848.

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Croatian Navy
Yugoslav Navy
Royal Yugoslav Navy
Austro-Hungarian Navy
Birthplaces of 4- and 5-star (fleet) admirals in Croatia.

Croatian admirals helped lead Austro-Hungarian Navy through World War I and later oversaw the creation and development of Royal Yugoslav Navy in the interwar years (1918-1941). In World War II they found themselves on opposing sides, as some chose to collaborate and joined rather limited Navy of Independent State of Croatia (1941–45), while others founded guerilla Partisan Navy, which liberated the Croatian Adriatic and later developed into Yugoslav Navy (1942–91). Croatian admirals led Yugoslav Navy during the Cold War, overseeing its development of submarines and strengthening its capacities. After 1991, breaking off from Yugoslav Navy, Croatian admirals steered Croatian Navy through the Croatian War of Independence from Yugoslavia (1991-5).

What follows is a list of naval officers from the territory of today's Republic of Croatia. For a list of admirals of the modern, post-1991 Croatian Navy, see List of Croatian Navy admirals. Historical Croat community in Boka Kotorska has produced a long line of admirals (Russian Grand admiral Matija Zmajević, Austrian vice-admiral Aleksandar Bujaković (1792-1870) etc.), but these are excluded from this list.

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Rank Flag
1991–
1956-91?–
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In Yugoslav Navy, Branko Mamula was promoted to the rank of the Admiral of the Fleet in 1983. In Croatian Navy, rank of Fleet Admiral was introduced in 1995 as the naval equivalent to the five-star rank of the OF-10. Commending him on his role as the commander of Croatian Navy during the War of Independence (1991-5), president Tuđman conferred the rank on admiral Letica. Sveto Letica-Barba was the first and so far the only Croatian flag officer to hold this rank.

NameBornDiedDate of rankNavyCrew/YearNotes
Sveto Letica4 April 19266 November 2001March 1996 Croatian Navy1950Served in Yugoslav Navy 1942–86, retired as viceadmiral and retroactively promoted to the rank of admiral. Reactivated in 1991
Branko Mamula30 May 192122 December 1983 Yugoslav Navy

Admirals
Rank Flags
1991-
1956–1991[2]
1941–1945
1918–1941
1867–1918
Admiral
NameBornDiedDate of rankNavyCrew/YearNotes
Mate Jerković190519801956 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Bogdan Pecotić191219981968 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Ljubo Truta191519911969 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Maximilian Njegovan31 October 18581 July 193023 February 1917 Austro-Hungarian Navy1877Commander of Austro-Hungarian Navy 1917-8
Dragutin Prica186719606 September 1925 Royal Yugoslav Navy1885Served as a rear admiral in Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1918
Viktor Wickerhauser1866194030 April 1930 Royal Yugoslav Navy1885Served as a rear admiral (1917) in Austro-Hungarian Navy until 1918[3]
Božidar Grubišić19321988 Yugoslav Navy
 Croatian Navy		Joined Croatian Navy in 1991, his earlier rank confirmed
Ivo Purišić192019761974 Yugoslav Navy
Petar Šimić193219901989 Yugoslav Navy
Davor Domazet-Lošo19482000 Croatian Navy
Vid Stipetić193720112002 Croatian Navy1959
Robert Hranj196211 March 2020[4] Croatian Navy1985[5]
Tihomir Vilović192420085 July 1984 Yugoslav NavyRetired as viceadmiral in April 1984; in July retroactively promoted to the rank of an admiral

Vice Admirals
Rank Flags
1991-
1956–1991[2]
1941–1945
1918–1941
1867–1918
Vice Admiral
NameBornDiedDate of rankNavyCrew/YearNotes
Predrag Stipanović19642016 Croatian Navy
Zdravko Kardum19532009 Croatian Navy
Ante Urlić19572013 Croatian Navy
Davorin Kajić19571995[6] Croatian Navy
Edgar Angeli189219451943 Navy of the Independent State of Croatia
Andrija Božanić190619891961 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Josip Grubelić1918200622 December 1971 Yugoslav Navyserved as an NCO in Royal Yugoslav Navy
Mladen Marušić1923200922 December 1976 Yugoslav Navy
Benko Matulić1914197622 December 1968 Yugoslav Navy
Milan Vranješ192222 December 1975 Yugoslav Navy
Josip Žužul1923199322 December 1974 Yugoslav Navy
Ante Paić192322 December 1977 Yugoslav Navy
Momčilo Novaković1916198822 December 1967 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Nikola Aračić1915197822 December 1966 Yugoslav Navy
Pero Bogunović1924201222 December 1978 Yugoslav Navy
Veljko Dokmanović1926198222 December 1978 Yugoslav Navy1/
Nikola Steinfel18891945May 1944 Navy of the Independent State of Croatia1909retired as SotL Captain of Royal yugoslav Navy in Feb 1940
Marijan Polić187619586 September 1935 Royal Yugoslav Navy1893Retired in April 1940

Rear Admirals
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Rank Flags
1991-
1956–1991[2]
1941–1945
1918–1941
1867–1918
Rear Admiral
NameBornDiedDate of rankNavyCrew/YearNotes
Ivo Raffanelli196518 September 2019[7] Croatian Navy1987
Tihomir Erceg195920192015[8] Croatian Navy1982
Julijan Luterotti[9]188419561 December 1937 Royal Yugoslav Navy
 Navy of the Independent State of Croatia		1902In 1941 commander-in-chief of Royal Yugoslav Navy[10] Later joined ISC Navy, earlier rank confirmed
Janko Vuković7 October 18711 November 191830 October 1918 State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Navy1889Served in Austro-Hungarian Navy as captain. Promoted to the rank of rear admiral by the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
Đuro Jakčin1889194410 April 1941 Navy of the Independent State of Croatia1909
Stanko Parmać1913198222 December 1954 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Dinko Šurkalo192020101969 Yugoslav NavyPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia
Marko Eugen Florio182019061889[11] Austro-Hungarian Navy
Vid von Vončina[12]1867193511 May 1918 Austro-Hungarian Navy1885
Ivan Buratović[13]1785184928 August 1848 Austria Navyvon Flaggentreu
Juraj Bonači[14]190319711958 Yugoslav Navy1929
Ante Kronja1915198522 December 1961 Yugoslav Navy
Alojz Vjekoslav Bačić1864195029 December 1919 Austro-Hungarian Navy1882
Artur Catinelli Obradić-Bevilacqua186719391 May 1918 Austro-Hungarian Navy1886
Paul Stupar186619281 May 1918 Austro-Hungarian Navy1886
Mario August Petar Ratković von Modruš187019181 November 1918 Austro-Hungarian Navy1888
Jozo Erceg193622 December 1986 Yugoslav Navy
 Croatian Navy		Joined Croatian Navy, his earlier rank confirmed
Martin Matošević193322 December 1987 Yugoslav Navy
Fridrih Moretti193222 December 1990 Yugoslav Navy5/
Đuro Pojer193522 December 1987 Yugoslav Navy9/
Ante Budimir19451993 Croatian Navy
Vladimir Marijašević1886[15]19611 December 1937 Royal Yugoslav Navy
 Navy of the Independent State of Croatia		Retired in 1940; later joined ISC Navy,[16] earlier rank confirmed
Tomo Tijanić188719531 December 1939 Royal Yugoslav Navy
 Navy of the Independent State of Croatia		Joined ISC Navy,[17] earlier rank confirmed
Milan Domainko188919686 September 1940 Royal Yugoslav Navy1909[18]Commander in chief of Royal Yugoslav Navy in April 1941

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Yugoslav Navy

Royal Yugoslav Navy
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  • List of Royal Yugoslav admirals and generals (in Serbian)
  • List of Royal Yugoslav naval officers who served in collaborationist Croatian Navy

Austro-Hungarian Navy

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