Rade Hamović

General

Rade Hamović
General; Rade Hamović
	Hamović in 1954
Native name	Serbian Cyrillic:Раде Хамовић
Born	13 February 1916; Stolac,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Austria-Hungary
Died	19 May 2009(aged 93); Ljubljana,Slovenia
Buried	Belgrade New Cemetery44°48′34″N20°29′14″E/ 44.80944°N 20.48722°E
Allegiance	Kingdom of Yugoslavia; Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Service/branch	Royal Yugoslav Army; Yugoslav Partisans; Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav Ground Forces;
Years of service	1936–1941; 1941–1968
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army(1961–1967)
Battles/wars	Invasion of Yugoslavia; World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards	Order of the People's Hero(23 July 1952)
Spouse(s)	Ljerka Durbešić; Ljerka Kervina-Hamović
Children	Vuk Hamović

Rade Hamović(Serbian Cyrillic:Раде Хамовић;13 February 1916 – 19 May 2009) was aBosnian Serb generalof theYugoslav People's Army(JNA), who served as theChief of the General Staffof the JNA from 16 June 1961 to 15 June 1967.^[2]^[3]

Previously, he held the rank ofpotporuchnik(junior officer) of theRoyal Yugoslav Army,after graduating from theMilitary AcademyinBelgradein 1936, as one of the top 10 cadets in his class. DuringWorld War II in Yugoslavia,he was a member of theSupreme Headquartersof theYugoslav Partisans.

References

^Slobodan Bubnjević (17 January 2008)."Trgovac mrakom na veliko – Portret savremenika — Vuk Hamović".vreme.com(in Serbian).Retrieved23 May2022.
^"Poslednji od desetorice – In Memoriam".vreme.com(in Serbian). 11 June 2009.Retrieved23 May2022.
^Vlado Klemenčič (24 June 2009)."V spomin Radeta Hamovića".rtvslo.si(in Slovenian).Retrieved23 May2022.

Ivetić, Velimir (2000).Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000.Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.

Military offices
Preceded by Ljubo Vučković	Chief of the General Staffof theYugoslav People's Army 16 June 1961 – 15 June 1967	Succeeded by Miloš Šumonja

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