Miloš Šumonja

Croatian Serb general officer

44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E / 44.80944; 20.48722Allegiance

Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaService/branch

Yugoslav Partisans

Yugoslav People's Army

Yugoslav Ground Forces

Years of service1941–1978Rank

Colonel GeneralCommands heldChief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1967–1970)Battles/warsWorld War II in YugoslaviaAwards

Order of the People's Hero (23 June 1953)Spouse(s)Anka Šumonja

Miloš Šumonja (Serbian Cyrillic: 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]^[2]

References

^ Ivetić 2000, p. 66.
^ "Tito Picks New Army Chief". New York Times. AP. 4 January 1970. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Literature

Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.

Military offices
Preceded by Rade Hamović	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army 15 June 1967 – 5 January 1970	Succeeded by Viktor Bubanj

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Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army

Arso Jovanović (1945)
Koča Popović (1945–1953)
Peko Dapčević (1953–1955)
Ljubo Vučković (1955–1961)
Rade Hamović (1961–1967)
Miloš Šumonja (1967–1970)
Viktor Bubanj (1970–1972)
Stane Potočar (1972–1979)
Branko Mamula (1979–1982)
Petar Gračanin (1982–1985)
Zorko Čanadi (1985–1987)
Stevan Mirković (1987–1989)
Blagoje Adžić (1989–1992)
Života Panić (1992)

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