Milutin Kukanjac

Milutin Kukanjac
Born 1935
Ljubiš, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died 16 January 2002 (aged 67)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Allegiance Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Service/branch Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service until 1992
Rank Various
Battles/wars Siege of Sarajevo

Milutin Kukanjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Кукањац; 1935 – 16 January 2002) was a Serb Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) Colonel General during the Yugoslav wars.[1]

Career

Kukanjac was commander of the Siege of Sarajevo from March – 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) attacked the convoy of withdrawing soldiers, killing 6 people.[2]

He appeared in the BBC documentary series The Death of Yugoslavia.

References

  1. Milutin Kukanjac (1935-2002), Vojska.net
  2. "Sarajevo ogorčeno zbog Divjaka". B92. March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
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