Mladen Bratić

Mladen Bratić
Born (1933-06-06)6 June 1933
Podgrađe, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died 2 November 1991(1991-11-02) (aged 58)
Borovo Naselje, Vukovar, Croatia
Allegiance Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Service/branch Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service –1991
Rank Major general
Unit Novi Sad corps
Commands held Northern AOR
Battles/wars Battle of Vukovar †

Mladen Bratić (Serbian: Младен Братић) was a Serbian war commander with the rank of major general in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).[1]

Bratić was killed in the Battle of Vukovar when his tank was hit by a Croatian National Guard shell, but the JNA's advantage in artillery and rockets enabled it to halt the Croatian advance and inflict heavy casualties.[1] The battle ended up resulting in a Yugoslav/Serbian Pyrrhic victory.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mario Šebetovsky (July 2002): "The Battle of Vukovar: The Battle That Saved Croatia" (pp. 9–10). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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