Milutin Morača
Milutin Morača (Serbian: Милутин Морача; Stekerovci near Glamoč, 7 July 1914 - Belgrade, 17 December 2003), was a Yugoslav partisan, general of Yugoslav People's Army and People's Hero of Yugoslavia. His brother Pero, was historian and also a partisan.
Milutin Morača | |
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 Milutin Morača circa 1944 | |
| Born | 7 July 1914 Stekerovci, Austro-Hungary |
| Died | 17 December 2003 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Allegiance | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Years of service | 1941–? |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit | 4th Krajina Assault Brigade 5th Krajina Division |
| Battles/wars | |
Prior to World War II, his family settled in village Žednik near Subotica, where Milutin, as law student, joined then illegal Communist Party of Yugoslavia. He was mobilized in Royal Yugoslav Army after Yugoslav coup d'état. After Yugoslav defeat in April War, he was captured by Hungarian army, but he was soon released and, as colonist, he was to forced return in his birth area. There he joined local communist in their preparation for uprising against Independent State of Croatia and Axis occupation.
During 1943 and 1943, he was commander of 5th Krajina Division. He led the division during Belgrade Operation.
After World War II, Morača held various high posts in Yugoslav People's Army, Federal Executive Council and federal and republic parliaments.
Sources
- Lukač, Dušan (1967). Ustanak u Bosanskoj Krajini [Uprising in the Bosnian Krajina] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Vojnoizdavački Zavod. OCLC 494388127.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)