Željko Glasnović
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Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
French Foreign Legion
Croatian National Guard
Croatian Defence Council
Croatian Army
Croatian War of Independence
Bosnian War
Major general Željko Glasnović | |
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 Željko Glasnović, 2018 | |
| Born | 24 February 1954 Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | Canadian Army French Foreign Legion Croatian National Guard Croatian Defence Council Croatian Army |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War |
| Other work | Croatian Parliament (MP) |
Željko Glasnović (born 24 February 1954) is a far-right politician and former Croatian military officer. He was a member of Croatian Parliament's club called Independents for Croatia.
He was born in Zagreb in 1954. His late father was from Janjevo and his late mother was from Posavina.[1] His family emigrated to Canada in 1962, where he became a member of the Canadian Army, in which he served for five years. The next year and a half he spent in the French Foreign Legion. He fought in the Gulf War.
Following the escalation of the Croatian War of Independence, he returned to his homeland and joined the Croatian National Guard in 1991.[2] He was a military commanding officer in Lika, but after the Fall of Vukovar in November 1991, he was moved to Tomislavgrad, where he joined Battalion "Zrinski". He was severely wounded around the heart in the Battle of Kupres. His soldiers transported him from Bugojno to Franciscan monastery in Prozor-Rama. The next two months he spent in a Split hospital but he returned to the Kupres front. He was known as a very strict commander demanding a high level of discipline.[2]
In 1994, he became commanding officer of the 1st brigade of the Croatian Defence Council. He participated in Cincar Operation and Operation Storm. President of Croatia Stjepan Mesić retired him and other generals in 2000.[2]
