Ministry of Defence (Yugoslavia)

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Through the history of Yugoslavia, the defence ministry which was responsible for
defence of the country was known under several different names. The Ministry of the
Army and Navy was responsible for defence of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to
1945, the Federal Secretariat of People's Defence for the Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992 and the Ministry of Defence for Serbia and
Montenegro (officially named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and
2003) from 1992 to 2006.

Contents [hide]
1 List of ministers
1.1 Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918)
1.2 Ministers of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918�1941)
1.3 Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941)
1.4 Ministers of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941�1942)
1.5 Ministers of the Air Force and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile
(1941�1942)
1.6 Ministers of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in
exile (1942�1945)
1.7 Commissioner for Defence of the National Committee for the Liberation of
Yugoslavia (1943�1945)
1.8 Federal Secretaries of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia (1945�1992)
1.9 Ministers of Defence of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1992�2006)
2 Headquarters (1965�1999)
3 See also
4 External links
List of ministers[edit]
Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918)[edit]
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Mihailo Ra�ic No image.png 1858�1932 General 1 December 1918
20 December 1918 Previously served as Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of
Serbia
Ministers of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918�1941)[edit]
Political parties
Democratic Party (DS)
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Mihailo Ra�ic No image.png 1858�1932 General 20 December 1918
30 March 1919
2 Stevan S. Had�ic Stevan Had�ic (1).jpg 1868�1931 General 30 March
1919 19 February 1920 1st Term
3 Branko Jovanovic No image.png 1868�1921 General 19 February 1920
26 March 1921 Died in office
Milorad Dra�kovic Milorad Dra�kovic wiki photo.jpg 1873�1921 No military rank
27 March 1921 24 May 1921 Acting Minister of Defense
4 Stevan S. Had�ic Stevan Had�ic (1).jpg 1868�1931 General 24 May 1921
20 July 1921 2nd Term
5 Milivoje Zecevic No image.png 1872�1946 General 20 July 1921
3 January 1922
6 Milo� M. Vasic ????? ?.jpg 1859�1935 General 5 January 1922 4
November 1922
7 Petar Pe�ic ????? ?????.jpg 1871�1944 Army General 4 November 1922
27 July 1924 1st Term. General until 1923
8 Stevan S. Had�ic Stevan Had�ic (1).jpg 1868�1931 Army General 27
July 1924 6 November 1924 3rd Term
9 Du�an Trifunovic Du�an Trifunovic.jpg 1880�1942 Divisional General
6 November 1924 24 December 1926
10 Stevan S. Had�ic Stevan Had�ic (1).jpg 1868�1931 Army General 24
December 1926 23 April 1931 4th Term. Died in office
11 Dragomir Stojanovic Dragomir Stojanovic.jpg 1878�1943 Army General
24 April 1931 18 April 1934
12 Milan �. Milovanovic Milan Milovanovic.jpg 1874�1942 Army General
18 April 1934 22 October 1934
13 Petar �ivkovic Aj 10 03 01 zivkovic s.jpg 1879�1947 Army General
22 October 1934 7 March 1936
14 Ljubomir Maric Ljubomir Maric.png 1878�1960 Army General 8
March 1936 25 August 1938
15 Milutin Nedic Milutin Nedic.jpg 1882�1945 Army General 25 August
1938 26 August 1939
16 Milan Nedic Milan Nedic 1939.jpg 1877�1946 Army General 26 August
1939 6 November 1940 Brother of Milutin Nedic. Later served as the Prime
Minister of the Government of National Salvation
17 Petar Pe�ic ????? ?????.jpg 1871�1944 Army General 6 November 1940
27 March 1941 2nd Term
18 Bogoljub Ilic Bogoljub Ilic.jpg 1881�1953 Army General 27 March
1941 18 April 1941
Minister of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941)[edit]
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Bogoljub Ilic Bogoljub Ilic.jpg 1881�1953 Army General 18 April
1941 21 August 1941 Ministry split into two, Ministry of the Army and Ministry
of the Air Force and Navy
Ministers of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile (1941�1942)[edit]
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Bogoljub Ilic Bogoljub Ilic.jpg 1881�1953 Army General 21 August
1941 11 January 1942
2 Dragoljub Mihailovic Draza Mihailovic,1943.jpg 1893�1946 Brigadier
General 11 January 1942 14 January 1942 Ministry joined with Ministry of
the Air Force and Navy
Ministers of the Air Force and Navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile
(1941�1942)[edit]
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Du�an Simovic Du�an Simovic.jpg 1882�1962 Army General 21 August
1941 11 January 1942
2 Dragoljub Mihailovic Draza Mihailovic,1943.jpg 1893�1946 Brigadier
General 11 January 1942 14 January 1942 Ministry joined with Ministry of
the Army
Ministers of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exile
(1942�1945)[edit]
Political parties
Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Dragoljub Mihailovic Draza Mihailovic,1943.jpg 1893�1946 Army General
14 January 1942 1 July 1944 Brigadier General until 19 January 1942 and
Divisional General until 17 June 1942. Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the
Yugoslav Army in the Homeland from 10 June 1942.
Until 1 July 1944, on behalf of Mihailovic and due to his absence, designated
representatives (Slobodan Jovanovic, Petar �ivkovic and Bo�idar Puric) implemented
decisions of the government.
Dismissed, post vacant until 11 September 1944.
Ivan �uba�ic Aj 10 03 01 subasic s.jpg 1892�1955 No military rank 1 July
1944 11 September 1944 From 1 July 1944 to 11 September 1944, after the dismissal
of Army General Dragoljub Mihailovic, post of Minister of the Army, Navy and Air
Force was vacant. Ivan �uba�ic was appointed temporary Minister during that period.
2 Borisav Ristic No image.png 1883�1967 Divisional General 11
September 1944 26 January 1945 Resigned on 26 January 1945.
Ivan �uba�ic Aj 10 03 01 subasic s.jpg 1892�1955 No military rank 26
January 1945 7 March 1945 ?emporary Minister until 7 March 1945.
Commissioner for Defence of the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia
(1943�1945)[edit]
Political parties
Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ)
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito uniform portrait.jpg 1892�1980
Marshal of Yugoslavia 29 November 1943 7 March 1945 Commissioner for
Defense of the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia
Federal Secretaries of People's Defence of the SFR Yugoslavia (1945�1992)[edit]
The Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian: Savezni sekretar za
narodnu odbranu SFRJ, Cyrillic: ??????? ???????? ?? ??????? ??????? ????) was that
country's defence minister during its existence from 1945 to 1992. He was the head
of the Federal Secretariat of People's Defence (Savezni sekretarijat za narodnu
odbranu - SSNO) and it was the most effective military person, while the Chief of
the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (which was the formational part of
SSNO) was the most professional and staff body.

It was the part of the Federal Executive Council (Federal Government).

Political parties
Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) [until 1952] ? League of Communists of
Yugoslavia (SKJ) [from 1952]
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito uniform portrait.jpg 1892�1980
Marshal of Yugoslavia 7 March 1945 14 January 1953 Prime Minister of
Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1963. President of Yugoslavia from 1953 to 1980
2 Ivan Go�njak Ivan Go�njak.jpg 1909�1980 General of the Army 14
January 1953 18 May 1967 Considered for promotion to rank General (YPA) in
1955
3 Nikola Ljubicic Stevan Kragujevic, general Nikola Ljubicic.JPG 1916�2005
General of the Army 18 May 1967 5 May 1982 Afterwards served as the
President of the Presidency of Serbia from 1982 to 1984, and as a member of the
Presidency of Yugoslavia for SR Serbia from 1984 to 1989
4 Branko Mamula No image.png 1921� Admiral of the Fleet 5 May 1982
15 May 1988 Previously served as the Chief of the General Staff from 1979 to
1982. Admiral until 1983
5 Veljko Kadijevic No image.png 1925�2014 General of the Army 15 May
1988 8 January 1992 Last Federal Secretary
Blagoje Ad�ic No image.png 1932�2012 Colonel General 8 January 1992
27 February 1992 Acting Federal Secretary
�ivota Panic No image.png 1933�2003 Colonel General 27 February 1992
20 May 1992 Acting Federal Secretary
Ministers of Defence of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1992�2006)[edit]
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the secession of four out of six
constituent republic in the SFR Yugoslavia the remaining two (Serbia and
Montenegro) established a federation in 1992 called the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia). This lasted until 2003 when it was reconstituted as a
state union called Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006 both countries declared
independence and parted ways.
Political parties
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS)
Socialist People's Party of Montenegro (SNP)
Democratic Party (DS)
G17 Plus
No. Name Portrait Birth�Death Rank Tenure Note
Start End
1 Milan Panic Milan Panic.JPG 1929� No military rank 14 July 1992 2
March 1993
2 Pavle Bulatovic No image.png 1948�2000 No military rank 2 March 1993
7 February 2000 Assassinated
(2)
3 Dragoljub Ojdanic No image.png 1941� General of the Army 15 February
2000 4 November 2000 Previously served as the Chief of the General Staff from
1998 to 2000
4 Slobodan Krapovic No image.png 1948� No military rank 4 November 2000
29 January 2002
5 Velimir Radojevic No image.png 1956� No military rank 29 January 2002
17 March 2003
6 Boris Tadic BorisTadic.jpg 1958� No military rank 17 March 2003 16
April 2004 Afterwards served as the President of Serbia from 2004 to 2012
7 Prvoslav Davinic Prvoslav Davinic.jpg 1938� No military rank 16 April
2004 21 October 2005
8 Zoran Stankovic Zoran Stankovic MC crop.jpg 1954� Major General (Ret.)
21 October 2005 4 June 2006
Headquarters (1965�1999)[edit]
Main article: Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building
See also[edit]
Ministry of Defence (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ministry of Defence (Croatia)
Ministry of Defence (Montenegro)
Ministry of Defence (Serbia)
Ministry of Defence (Slovenia)
External links[edit]
List of ministers at Rulers.org
Governments of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (Yugoslavia) 1918-1945
[show] v t e
Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces
[show] v t e
Yugoslav People's Army
[show] v t e
Federal Secretary of People's Defence of the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia
Categories: Government of YugoslaviaDefence ministriesMilitary of the Kingdom of
YugoslaviaMilitary of SFR YugoslaviaMilitary of Serbia and Montenegro1918
establishments in Yugoslavia2006 disestablishments
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