Vladimir Cukavac

General Vladimir G. Cukavac
Cukavac in 1932
Born	(1884-05-29)29 May 1884 Valjevo, Serbia
Died	7 April 1965(1965-04-07) (aged 80) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Allegiance	Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Service / branch	Royal Yugoslav Army
Rank	Army general
Commands	5th Army
Battles / wars	1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia (POW)

Vladimir Cukavac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Цукавац; 29 May 1884 – 7 April 1965) was a Serbian general holding the title of army general in the Royal Yugoslav Army. He commanded the 5th Army during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia of April 1941 during World War II. He also served as the 23rd Dean of the Academic Board of the Yugoslav Military Academy and was its chief from 1936 to 1940.

Career

Cukavac's command consisted of the Timok, Toplica, Drina, Morava and Kosovo Divisions, and Vlasnica and Kalna Detachments. The 5th Army was responsible for the Romanian and Bulgarian borders between the Iron Gates and the Greek border.

In 1934, he was awarded the Legion of Honour.

References

• Loi, Salvatore (1978). Le operazioni delle unità italiane in Jugoslavia (1941–1943): narrazione, documenti [The operations of Italian units in Yugoslavia (1941–1943): narrative, documents] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Ministero della difesa (Ministry of Defence). OCLC 9194926.
• U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4.