Stane Potočar
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Nickname(s)Lazar
Born27 April 1919
Mirna Peč (Lower Carniola), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Mirna Peč (Lower Carniola), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Allegiance
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaStane Potočar | |
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.jpg) Potočar in 1972 | |
| Nickname(s) | Lazar |
| Born | 27 April 1919 Mirna Peč (Lower Carniola), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 5 December 1997 (aged 78) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Allegiance | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Service |  Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav People's Army
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| Years of service | 1941–1979 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Colonel General |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1972–1979) |
| Battles / wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
| Awards |  Order of the People's Hero (4 September 1953) |
Stane Potočar (27 April 1919 – 5 December 1997) was a Slovenian general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 15 October 1972 to 10 July 1979.[1][2]
