Ljubo Vučković

General Ljubo Vučković
Vučković in 1955
Native name	Serbo-Croatian: Љубо Вучковић
Born	22 January 1915 Ljubotinj (Cetinje), Kingdom of Montenegro
Died	7 July 1976(1976-07-07) (aged 61) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Buried	Belgrade New Cemetery 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E
Allegiance	Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Service / branch	Royal Yugoslav Army  Yugoslav Partisans  Yugoslav People's Army  Yugoslav Ground Forces
Years of service	1935–1941 1941–1975
Rank	Colonel General
Commands	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1955–1961)
Battles / wars	Invasion of Yugoslavia World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards	Order of the People's Hero (20 December 1951)
Spouse(s)	Ksenija Vučković

Ljubo Vučković (Serbo-Croatian: Љубо Вучковић; 22 January 1915 – 7 July 1976) was a Montenegrin general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 29 April 1955 to 16 June 1961.^[1][2]

Previously, he held the rank of potporuchnik (junior officer) of the Royal Yugoslav Army, after graduating from the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1935, before being promoted to the rank of poruchnik (lieutenant) in 1939.^[3]

References

1. Ivetić 2000, p. 62.
2. "Yugopapir: General Ljubo Vučković, narodni heroj Jugoslavije: Sećanja na 6. april, Sutjesku, poginule drugove..." yugopapir.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
3. Pejanović 1983, p. 8.

Literature

• Pejanović, Dušan (1983). Ljubo Vučković — Životni put i revolucionarno djelo. Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine.
• Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.

Military offices
Preceded by Peko Dapčević	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army 29 April 1955 – 16 June 1961	Succeeded by Rade Hamović