Izet Nanić

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Izet Nanić
Born(1965-10-04)4 October 1965
5th Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battles/wars
Awards
Yugoslav Military Academy
Spouse(s)Safija Remetić
Children3

Izet Nanić (4 October 1965 – 5 August 1995) was a Bosnian Army brigade commander during the Bosnian War of Independence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Family

An ethnic

war in Bosnia.[3]

He was married to Safija Remetić, from Varoška Rijeka. Together they had three children; a daughter and two sons.

Career

Until January 1991, Nanić was an officer of the

Brigadier General Atif Dudaković.[5] He led the command from its creation in 1992 to his death. Izet Nanić was killed during Operation Storm on 5 August 1995 only 5 months before the Dayton Agreement and the end of the Bosnian war.[6]

Legacy

Nanić is seen by the Bosniaks as a legendary commander, as his brigade liberated and brought under Bosniak control, several cities and towns, including Velika Kladuša in Operation Tiger[7] and Sanski Most, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac and Ključ in Operation Sana.

In 1998, Nanić was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Lily and the Order of Hero of the Liberation war, the highest honorary title that used to be awarded by the Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]

References

  1. ^ vijesti/drustvo/item/7799-rasima-nanic-majka-sehida-nevzeta-i-generala-izeta "Rasima Nanić, majka šehida Nevzeta i generala Izeta". Preporod. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Google Translate". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Sjećanje na istinskog heroja: Na današnji dan 1992. godine poginuo je Nevzet Nanić". Cazin. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Izet Nanić, vitez iz Bužima: Antologijski snimak otkriva svu njegovu veličinu". Dnevni avaz. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Heroj BiH: 22 godine od pogibije generala Izeta Nanića". Source. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ Wakchoi (2021-12-16). "Who was Izet Nanić?". The Cyber Bedouin. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  7. ISBN 0-14-029854-1
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  8. ^ "Birthday of the Hero (In Bosnian)". stav.ba. STAV. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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