Honorific Prefix: | General |
Miloš Šumonja | |
Native Name: | Serbian: Милош Шумоња |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1918 |
Birth Place: | Tušilović (Karlovac County), Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |
Placeofburial: | Belgrade New Cemetery |
Placeofburial Coordinates: | 44.8094°N 20.4872°W |
Branch: | |
Serviceyears: | 1941–1978 |
Rank: | Colonel General |
Commands: | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1967–1970) |
Battles: | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Awards: | Order of the People's Hero (23 June 1953) |
Spouse: | Anka Šumonja |
Miloš Šumonja (Serbian: Милош Шумоња; 23 September 1918 – 22 March 2006) was a Croatian Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 15 June 1967 to 5 January 1970.[1]