| General Ljubo Vučković | |
|---|---|
 Vučković in 1955 | |
| Native name | Serbo-Croatian language: Љубо Вучковић |
| Born | 22 January 1915 |
| Died | 7 July 1976 (aged 61) |
| Place of birth | Ljubotinj (Cetinje), Kingdom of Montenegro |
| Place of death | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Buried at | Belgrade New Cemetery (44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°ECoordinates: 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E) |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Service/branch |
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| Years of service |
1935–1941 1941–1975 |
| Rank | File:General p VJ.gif Colonel General |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1955–1961) |
| Battles/wars |
Invasion of Yugoslavia World War II in Yugoslavia |
| Awards |
 Order of the People's Hero (20 December 1951) |
| Spouse(s) | Ksenija Vučković |
Ljubo Vučković (Serbo-Croatian language: Љубо Вучковић; 22 January 1915 – 7 July 1976) was a Montenegrin general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 29 April 1955 to 16 June 1961.[1][2]
Previously, he held the rank of potporuchnik (junior officer) of the Royal Yugoslav Army, after graduating from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1935, before being promoted to the rank of poruchnik (lieutenant) in 1939.[3]
References[]
Literature[]
- Pejanović, Dušan (1983). Ljubo Vučković — Životni put i revolucionarno djelo. Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine.
- Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
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