Sveto Letica
Sveto Letica | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Barba |
| Born | 4 April 1926 Republic of Croatia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslavia  Croatia |
| Service/ | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslav Navy Croatian Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1986 1991–1996 |
| Rank | Admiral (JNA) Fleet Admiral (HV) |
| Commands held | R-22 Pula Croatian Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia Croatian War of Independence |
| Awards | Order of Duke Trpimir[1] Order of Duke Domagoj Order of Ban Jelačić |
| Relations | Mirando Mrsić (nephew)[2] |
| Other work | Association of Croatian Navy Volunteers |
Sveto Letica (4 April 1926 – 6 November 2001) was a
admiral, and the first commander of the Croatian Navy
.
Biography
Letica was born in 1926 in
Fleet Admiral
(admiral flote).
Sveto Letica is buried in Lovrinac graveyard in Split.[3]
Career summary
Duties
- Commander of Croatian Navy - 12 September 1991 - 1 June 1996
Ranks
SFRY
- Rear Admiral(December 1974)
- Vice Admiral(December 1978)
- Admiral (September 1986)
Croatia
- Fleet Admiral (March 1996)
Decorations
- Order of Duke Trpimir
- Order of Duke Domagoj[3]
- Order of Ban Jelačić[3]
- Order of Croatian Trefoil[3]
- Order of Croatian Wattle[3]
- Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War[3]
- Commemorative Medal of the Homeland's Gratitude.[3]
References
- ^ Odluka Predsjednika RH, Broj: 01-051-95-5-1/1, Zagreb, 28. svibnja 1995.
- ^ "Ministar Mrsić sam sebi pobrojao krvna zrnca", index.hr, četvrtak, 17.12.2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Umro stožerni admiral Sveto Letica". hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2012.