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Vladimir Čukavac

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Native name
  
Владимир Цукавац

Rank
  
General

Commands held
  
5th Army

Allegiance
  
Yugoslavia

Service/branch
  
Royal Yugoslav Army

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Battles/wars
  
Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941)

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941)

Vladimir Cukavac was a general in the Royal Yugoslav Army who commanded the 5th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II. Cukavac's command consisted of the Timok, Toplica, Drina, Morava and Kosovo Divisions, and the Vlasnica and Kalna Detachments. The 5th Army was responsible for the Romanian and Bulgarian borders between the Iron Gates and the Greek border.

References

Vladimir Čukavac Wikipedia