Yugoslav Navy

Montenegro Launches War Crimes Probe Against former Military Chief

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 08/09/2022 - 11:58

Montenegro's Special State Prosecutor's Office has opened a case against retired admiral Dragan Samardzic, the former Chief of the Army General Staff, over allegations that he was involved in war crimes committed against civilians in November 1991 in the area around the Croatian coastal city of Split.

Yugoslav-Era Admiral, Ally of Tito, Dies of COVID-19

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 10/20/2021 - 13:33

Former Yugoslav Navy Fleet Admiral Branko Mamula in 1977. Photo: Private archive of Branko Mamula.

Born into a Serb family in Croatia in 1921, Mamula became a member of the Communist Party in his youth. At the start of Yugoslavia's involvement in World War II in 1941, he joined the Partisan resistance movement led by Josip Broz Tito.