Zorko Čanadi (25 July 1925 – 24 August 2003) was a

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of the

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(JNA).

Biography

In 1943, during

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, Čanadi joined both the

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and the

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(SKJ). He was promoted to Major General in 1972,

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in 1976 and

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in 1982. In the 1970s and the 1980s, he held a number of senior positions in the

(JNA). He was

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and therefore deputy commander of the First Army in 1974–1978, and commander of the Fifth Army in 1980–1985. In 1985–1987, he held the position of the

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of the JNA. He retired from active military service on 31 December 1987.

References

Literature

*''Vojni leksikon''. „Vojnoizdavački zavod“ Beograd, 1981. godina. * 1925 births 2003 deaths People from Orahovica Chiefs of staff of the Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav Partisans members Generals of the Yugoslav People's Army {{Yugoslavia-bio-stub