Mladen Bratić Explained

Mladen Bratić
Birth Date:6 June 1933
Birth Place:Podgrađe, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Borovo Naselje, Vukovar, Croatia
Placeofburial:New Cemetery, Belgrade
Allegiance: SFR Yugoslavia
Serviceyears:1951–1991
Rank:Major general
Branch: Yugoslav People's Army
Commands:Northern AOR
Unit:Novi Sad corps
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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]

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Notes and References

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