Zvonimir Červenko

Zvonimir Červenko (13 November 1926 – 17 February 2001) was a Croatian general and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia from 1995 to 1996.

Origin

Červenko's grand-grandfather was a Czech with a surname Červenka.^[1]

Croatian War of Independence

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At the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence, Franjo Tuđman, president of the Republic of Croatia offered him the position of the minister of defence, but Červenko refused saying "I'm a soldier, not politician". He organized the defence of Zagreb, the blockade of enemy barracks, and started the process of forming 14 brigades in Zagreb. In January 1992, Červenko became the commander of Croatian Home Guard (Domobranstvo), becoming deputy of chief of the General Staff.

The top of his military career came just before the

Červenko died on 17 February 2001 in Zagreb. He was buried in Alley of Croatian Heroes at the Mirogoj Cemetery.^[2]

Decorations

• Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV,
• Order of Duke Domagoj,^[3]
• Order of Ban Jelačić,
• Order of the Croatian Trefoil,
• Order of the Croatian Interlace,
• Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War
  ,
• Medal for Participation in Operation "Flash"
• Medal for Participation in Operation "Summer '95"
• Medal for Participation in Operation "Storm"

References

• "Vremeplov - Umro general Červenko". Hrvatski vojnik #175 (in Croatian). February 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-27.