General (YPA) or General (JNA) ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, General Jugoslovenske narodne armije, Генерал Југословенске народне армије, ) was the highest
rank of
Yugoslav People's Army (in theory the second highest, after
Marshal of Yugoslavia which was created for
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...
and held by him alone). The only person to ever considered for promotion in rank of "General" was
Ivan Gošnjak as deputy supreme commander. This rank was created in 1955 and it was abolished in 1974. After that the highest rank of
Yugoslav People's Army was
Army general
Army general or General of the army is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System. Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime.
In countries that adopt the general officer fou ...
for
Yugoslav Ground Forces and
Yugoslav Air Force, and
Fleet admiral
An admiral of the fleet or shortened to fleet admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to field marshal and marshal of the air force. An admiral of the fleet is typically senior to an admiral.
It is also a generic ter ...
for
Yugoslav Navy.
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{{Highest Military Ranks
Military ranks of Yugoslavia
Five-star officers
Yugoslav People's Army