Zorko Čanadi

Zorko Čanadi (25 July 1925 – 24 August 2003) was a general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).

General

Zorko Čanadi
Lieutenant General Zorko Čanadi on 27 July 1979.
Born25 July 1925
Orahovica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (modern day Croatia)
Died24 August 2003(2003-08-24) (aged 78)
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (modern day Serbia)
Allegiance Yugoslavia
Service/branch Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service1943–1987
Rank Colonel General
Commands heldChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1985–1987)
Battles/warsWorld War II

Biography

In 1943, during World War II in Yugoslavia, Čanadi joined both the Yugoslav Partisans and the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ).[1] He was promoted to Major General in 1972, Lieutenant General in 1976 and Colonel General in 1982.[2] In the 1970s and the 1980s, he held a number of senior positions in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was chief of staff and therefore deputy commander of the First Army in 1974–1978, and commander of the Fifth Army in 1980–1985.[3] In 1985–1987, he held the position of the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA.[1] He retired from active military service on 31 December 1987.[3]

References

  1. Ivetić 2000, p. 75.
  2. Ivetić 2000, pp. 75–76.
  3. Ivetić 2000, p. 76.

Literature

  • Vojni leksikon. „Vojnoizdavački zavod“ Beograd, 1981. godina.
  • Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
Military offices
Preceded by
Petar Gračanin
Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army
1 September 1985 – 15 September 1987
Succeeded by
Stevan Mirković


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