Slavko Rodić

Slavko Rodić
Slavko Rodić in Jajce 1944
Born	(1918-07-07)7 July 1918 Sredice,Austro-Hungary
Died	29 April 1949(1949-04-29)(aged 30) Belgrade,Yugoslavia
Allegiance	Democratic Federal Yugoslavia,Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
Years of service	1941–1949
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	5th Krajina Division 5th Bosnian Corps
Battles/wars	World War II in Yugoslavia: Drvar uprising Operation Weiss 1st Banja Luka Operation Sarajevo Operation

Slavko Rodić(Serbian:Славко Родић;SredicenearKljuč,7 July 1918 – Belgrade, 29 April 1949), was aYugoslavpartisan,general ofYugoslav People's ArmyandPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia.

Grave of Slavko Rodić in Belgrade

Prior toApril War,Rodić worked assurveyorforRoyal Yugoslav Armyin Vršac. After Yugoslav defeat, he returned toKrajina.There he joined local communist in their preparation foruprisingagainstIndependent State of Croatiaand Axis occupation.

During 1943 and 1943, he was commander of5th Krajina Division,and then5th Bosnian Corps.He was promoted tomajor generalin 1943, at age 27, thus becoming the youngest general of People's Liberation Army.

After death of GeneralArso Jovanovićin 1948 was promoted to deputy chief of staff of Yugoslav Army HQ. However, he too died soon, on 29 April 1949.

Further reading

• Lukač, Dušan (1967).Ustanak u Bosanskoj Krajini[Uprising in the Bosnian Krajina] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Vojnoizdavački Zavod.OCLC494388127.
• Karasijević, Drago (1985).Peti korpus NOVJ(in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Vojnoizdavački Zavod.
• Maclean, Fitzroy(1949).Eastern Approaches.