Mladen Bratić

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Mladen Bratić
Born(1933-06-06)6 June 1933
Podgrađe, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Podgrađe, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Died2 November 1991(1991-11-02) (aged 58)
Borovo Naselje, Vukovar, Croatia
Buried
New Cemetery, Belgrade
AllegianceSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Branch
Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav People's Army
Service years
1951–1991
Rank
Major general
UnitNovi Sad corps
CommandsNorthern AOR
Conflicts

Mladen Bratić (Serbian: Младен Братић; 6 June 1933 – 2 November 1991) was a major general in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).[1]

A Bosnian Serb, Bratić was killed in the Battle of Vukovar when his tank was hit by a Croatian National Guard shell, but the JNA's advantage in artillery and rockets enabled it to halt the Croatian advance and inflict heavy casualties.[1] The battle ended up resulting in a Yugoslav/Serbian pyrrhic victory.[1]

References

  1. Mario Šebetovsky (July 2002): "The Battle of Vukovar: The Battle That Saved Croatia" (pp. 9–10). Retrieved 23 July 2016.