Peko Dapčević
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Peko Dapčević | |
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 Dapčević in 1953 | |
| Birth name | Peko Dapčević |
| Born | 25 June 1913 Cetinje, Montenegro |
| Died | 10 February 1999 (aged 85) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
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| Allegiance |  Spanish Republic  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Service | International Brigades Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army  Yugoslav Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1937–1939 1941–1955 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Colonel General |
| Unit | XV International Brigade 1st Proletarian Corps First Yugoslav Army |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards |  Order of the People's HeroOrder of the Hero of Socialist Labour Order of National Liberation Order of the War Banner Order of Kutuzov, 1st class Order of Suvorov,1st class |
| Spouse(s) | Milena Dapčević |
Peko Dapčević (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Пеко Дапчевић; 25 June 1913 – 10 February 1999)[1] was a Yugoslav communist who fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, joined the Partisan uprising in Montenegro, and became commander of the Yugoslav 1st Proletarian Corps, 1st and 4th Armies.
Dapčević led the Partisan troops that, along with Soviet Red Army under General Vladimir Zhdanov, liberated Belgrade on October 20, 1944. He was the first person to be proclaimed as honorary citizen of Belgrade. He was also among the founders of FK Partizan, the football section of the Partizan Sports Society.[2]
In 1953, Dapčević was named Chief of the Yugoslav General Staff, but was demoted as a result of being indirectly involved in the Milovan Đilas troubles with the party.
Biography
[edit]Born June 25, 1913, in the area of Cetinje known as Ljubotinj, his father Jovan was an Orthodox deacon. He had one sister named Danica who was a public school teacher, and brothers Milutin (an officer in the Royal Yugoslav Army), Dragutin (Major of Yugoslav Armies) and Vlado who was a revolutionary, dissident and anti-revisionist.
Dapčević died February 10, 1999, at the age of 85 in Belgrade. He was buried at Belgrade New Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ Peko Dapčević (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 August 2022 – via catalogue.bnf.fr.
- ^ cbnostalgija (2019-05-09). "Osnivači Partizana". Crno-bela Nostalgija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
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see also World War II in Yugoslavia and Factions in the Yugoslav Front | |
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