Ivan Tomašević (soldier)
Ivan Tomašević | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1892 General |
| Unit |  25th Croatian Regiment |
| Commands held |  2 Infantry Division 10 Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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Ivan Tomašević (3 September 1892 – 19 September 1945) was a
Croatian Home Guard.[1]
Military career
In the Croatian Home Guard, he was at first, from October 1941 until November 1942, a commander of the 2nd Infantry Division. In November 1942 he was named commander of the
general, and between May and August 1944 he was once again a commander of the Lika Littoral Sector. Tomašević was also a commissionaire of the GRAVSIGUR, the Croatian security police, for districts of Modruš, Vinodol-Podgorje, Lika-Gacka, Krbava-Psat, Bribir and Sana-Luka.[1]
During the
Lorković-Vokić plot, Tomašević offered his help to the Allies if they invade the Dalmatian coast in August 1944. The plot failed and its main leaders were arrested.[3]
In December 1944, Tomašević was named commander of the Bihać Division. At the end of the war, in May 1945 he retreated to Austria along with rest of the Croatian Armed Forces. However, in the same month he was extradited to the Yugoslav Partisans back to SFR Yugoslavia. He was tried in front of the Military Council of the Court Martial in Belgrade and sentenced to death on 19 September 1945.[1]
Tomašević is also remembered for his career during
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Dizdar et al. 1997, p. 399.
- ^ "Tomašević, Ivan". Generals. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ Tomasevich 2001, p. 451.
- Bibliography
- Dizdar, Zdravko; Grčić, Marko; ISBN 953-6377-03-9.
- ISBN 0-8047-3615-4.