Slavko Rodić (; Sredice near Ključ, 7 July 1918 – Belgrade, 29 April 1949), was a Yugoslav

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, general of

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and

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Prior to April War, Rodić, an ethnic Serb from Krajina, worked as

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for

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in Vršac. After Yugoslav defeat, he returned to

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. There he joined local communist in their preparation for

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against

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and Axis occupation. During 1943 and 1943, he was commander of 5th Krajina Division, and then 5th Bosnian Corps. He was promoted to major general in 1943, at age 27, thus becoming the youngest general of People's Liberation Army. After death of General

Arso Jovanović Arsenije "Arso" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Арсо Јовановић; 24 March 1907 – 12 August 1948) was a Partisans (Yugoslavia), Yugoslav partisan General officer, general and one of the country's foremost military commanders during World War I ...

in 1948 was promoted to deputy chief of staff of Yugoslav Army HQ. However, he too died soon, on 29 April 1949.

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