Izet Nanić (4 October 1965 – 5 August 1995) was a
Bosnian Army
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH, Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине, ОСБИХ) is the official military force of Bosnia and Herz ...
brigade commander during the
Bosnian war of independence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Family
An ethnic
Bosnian Muslim
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, Izet Nanić was born to Ibrahim Nanić (1939–2000) and Rasima (born 1945) in the town of
Bužim
Bužim ( sr-cyrl, Бужим) is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the most northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography
Bu ...
, as second of seven children.
His younger brother Nevzet was killed near
Bosanska Krupa
Bosanska Krupa ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крупа) is a municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants.
It is ...
on 30 June 1992, at the start of the
war in Bosnia
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.
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
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska ar ...
, when he returned to his home in
Bužim
Bužim ( sr-cyrl, Бужим) is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the most northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography
Bu ...
due to a broken leg. He was a
lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
of the
Yugoslav Air Force
The Air Force and Air Defence ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana ; abbr. sh-Cyrl-Latn, label=none, separator=/, РВ и ПВ ...
and Antiaircraft Defence in
Kragujevac,
Serbia
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. Before the
war in Bosnia
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, he was one of commanders in the Yugoslav Army in the
Battle of Vukovar fighting against the
Croatian Army
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Role and deployment
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. At the beginning of Bosnian War, he joined the
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Initially he was involved in training and forming new units however after his brother's death he became the commander of the
505th Brigade
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of the
5th Corps led by
Brigadier General
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Atif Dudaković
Atif Dudaković (born 2 December 1954) is a retired Bosnian general who served in the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, Dudaković was in command of the Bihać enclave, which was surrounded and besieged from 199 ...
. He led the command from its creation in 1992 to his death. Izet Nanić was killed during
Operation Storm
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on 5 August 1995 only 5 months before the
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...
and the end of the Bosnian war.
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
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in
Operation Tiger and
Sanski Most
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,
Bosanska Krupa
Bosanska Krupa ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крупа) is a municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants.
It is ...
,
Bosanski Petrovac
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and
Ključ in
Operation Sana
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.
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
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
of
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
References
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1965 births
1995 deaths
People from Bužim
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
Bosnia and Herzegovina military personnel killed in action
Military personnel killed in the Bosnian War
Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina soldiers
Officers of the Yugoslav People's Army