- Source: Vladimir Cukavac
Vladimir Cukavac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Цукавац; 29 May 1884 – 7 April 1965) was a Serbian general holding the title of army general in the Royal Yugoslav Army. He commanded the 5th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II. He also served as the 23rd Dean of the Academic Board of the Yugoslav Military Academy and was its chief from 1936 to 1940.
Career
Cukavac's command consisted of the Timok, Toplica, Drina, Morava and Kosovo Divisions, and Vlasnica and Kalna Detachments. The 5th Army was responsible for the Romanian and Bulgarian borders between the Iron Gates and the Greek border.
In 1934, he was awarded the Legion of Honour.
References
References
Loi, Salvatore (1978). Le operazioni delle unità italiane in Jugoslavia (1941–1943): narrazione, documenti [The operations of Italian units in Yugoslavia (1941–1943): narrative, documents] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Ministero della difesa (Ministry of Defence). OCLC 9194926.
U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4.
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- Invasi Yugoslavia
- Vladimir Cukavac
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- Royal Yugoslav Army
- František Zach
- Pavle Strugar
- List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country
- Franjo Herljević
- Military Academy (Serbia)
- Invasion of Yugoslavia
- 5th Army (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
