Predrag Stipanović
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Predrag Stipanović (born 1964) is a
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n rear admiral, since January 2018 serving as the Croatian Military Representative to NATO .


Biography

Stipanović was born in 1964 in
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. He graduated from the 37th class of the Naval War Academy ( hr, Vojna mornarička akademija) in
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in 1986. During the
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and the outbreak of the
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, he left the
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and volunteered to join the fledgling Croatian Navy. Stipanović served in the navy during the
Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yug ...
(1991-1995). He commanded missile boat ''Šibenik'' when it fired
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anti-ship missiles in
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"Posejdon 94" in October 1994, marking the successful introduction of that missile type in the Croatian Navy. In 1999, Stipanović graduated from Command Staff College "Blago Zadro" in Zagreb, between 2002 and 2003 he attended U.S.
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in
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, while in 2007 he graduated from War Staff College "Ban Josip Jelačić" in Zagreb."Cdre Stipanović succeeds Radm Hranj as Navy Commander "
, Croatian MoD, 30.1.2015 Between 2013 and 2015, Stipanović held the post of the Chief of the Naval Staff and Deputy Commander of Croatian Navy. In January 2015 he assumed command of the Croatian Navy, becoming its 6th commander since foundation.


Decorations

* Order of Ban Jelačić *
Order of the Croatian Trefoil The Order of the Croatian Trefoil ( hr, Red hrvatskog trolista) is the sixteenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for excellence in war, direct war danger or in extr ...
*
Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War The Homeland War Memorial ( hr, Spomenica Domovinskog rata) is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence as a volunteer, part of the Croatian Army and Croat ...
*
Commemorative Medal of the Homeland's Gratitude Homeland's Gratitude Medal ( hr, Spomenica domovinske zahvalnosti) is the 19th most important medal in the Croatian honours system. The Homeland's Gratitude Medal has four classes, each for the length of service of 5, 10, 15, and 20 or more yea ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stipanovic, Predrag Military personnel of the Croatian War of Independence Croatian admirals Naval War College alumni 1964 births Living people