Ilija Brašić (October 16, 1882 – March 13, 1951) was an Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 3rd Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II.[1]
General Ilija Brašić | |
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| Native name | Илија Брашић |
| Born | October 16, 1882 Oparić, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | March 13, 1951 (aged 68) United States |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslavia |
| Service/ | Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Rank | Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) |
| Commands held | 3rd Army |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) |
Biography edit
Brašić's command consisted of the Bregalnica, Šumadija, Vardar and Zeta Divisions and the Korn Detachment. The 3rd Army was responsible for the border with Albania between Lake Ohrid to Lake Skadar.[2]
He was taken prisoner by the Germans and spent the rest of the Second World War in captivity.
After his liberation, he emigrated to the United States of America.
He died on March 13, 1951, in Milwaukee, Minnesota and was buried in the cemetery of the Monastery of St. Sava in Libertyville, Illinois.
Notes edit
- ^ Loi 1978, p. 44.
- ^ U.S. Army 1986, p. 37.
References edit
- Loi, Salvatore (1978). Le operazioni delle unità italiane in Jugoslavia (1941–1943): narrazione, documenti [The operations of Italian units in Yugoslavia (1941–1943): narrative, documents] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Ministero della difesa (Ministry of Defence). OCLC 9194926.
- U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2013-09-22.