Milutin Kukanjac
Milutin Kukanjac | |
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| Born | 1 January 1935 |
| Died | 16 January 2002 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg SFR Yugoslavia File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg FR Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav People's Army Army of Yugoslavia Armed Forces of Yugoslavia |
| Service years | Until 1992 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | 2nd VO |
| Conflicts | |
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Milutin Kukanjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Кукањац; 1 January 1935 – 16 January 2002) was a Yugoslav military officer who was a colonel general with the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) at the beginning of the Bosnian War.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]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) ambushed the column of JNA units, seizing many weapons, and killing up to 42 Yugoslav soldiers, although the exact number is unknown. JNA officers claim only six soldiers were killed.[2]
He was also responsible for ordering a demolition of the Armijska Ratna Komanda D-0 nuclear bunker on 7 May 1992, but the plan was sabotaged.[3]
He appeared in the BBC documentary series The Death of Yugoslavia.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Milutin Kukanjac (1935-2002), Vojska.net
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