Ivan Rukavina Military person

Ivan Rukavina (January 26, 1912 – April 3, 1992) was army general of the Yugoslav People's Army, People's Hero of Yugoslavia and Croatian politician.Rukavina was a member of the International Brigades and prominent Croatian and Yugoslav communist. He was a Partisan in World War II in Yugoslavia with a rank of general. After the war he was Deputy of the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia and helf various military high positions. He also supported Croatian Spring in early 1970s and after the collapse of Yugoslavia he participated in founding of Croatian People's Party in 1990.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 26, 1912
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Otočac
Date of deathApril 03, 1992
Place of death
Croatia , Zagreb

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allegiance
(1936–1939)
(1941–1977)
award
Order of the War Banner
Order of the People's Hero
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of Bravery (Yugoslavia)
Order of Brotherhood and Unity
Order of the Partisan Star
Partisan Memorial
military operations
World War II
Yugoslav Front
Spanish Civil War
military branch
International Brigades
Yugoslav Ground Forces
Yugoslav Partisans
military command
4th (Croatian) Corpus
Chief of Staff of Croatia
Vojvodina Military District
Zagreb Military District
Đuro Đaković Battalion (Spanish Republic)
military unit
Dimitrov Battalion
service start1936
service end1936

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