Rade Hamović
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Native name
Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Хамовић
Born13 February 1916
Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Rade Hamović | |
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 Hamović in 1954 | |
| Native name | Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Хамовић |
| Born | 13 February 1916 Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 19 May 2009 (aged 93) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Buried | 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Service |  Royal Yugoslav Army Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army
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| Years of service | 1936–1941 1941–1968 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Colonel General |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1961–1967) |
| Battles / wars | Invasion of Yugoslavia World War II in Yugoslavia |
| Awards |  Order of the People's Hero (23 July 1952) |
| Spouse(s) | Ljerka Durbešić Ljerka Kervina-Hamović |
| Children | Vuk Hamović[1] |
Rade Hamović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Хамовић; 13 February 1916 – 19 May 2009) was a Bosnian Serb general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 16 June 1961 to 15 June 1967.[2][3]
Previously, he held the rank of potporuchnik (junior officer) of the Royal Yugoslav Army, after graduating from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1936, as one of the top 10 cadets in his class. During World War II in Yugoslavia, he was a member of the Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans.
