Veljko Radenović
Velko Radenović | |
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| Born | 17 May 1955 |
| Died | 29 September 2012 (aged 57) Kruševac, Serbia |
| Service years | until 2005 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Conflicts | Bosnian War
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Veljko Radenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Раденовић; 17 May 1955 – 29 September 2012) was a Serbian police lieutenant colonel.
Biography
In the war he led his unit in clashes with the Kosovo Liberation Army. His unit participated in the 1998 Attack on Orahovac where they successfully defended the town. The Kosovo Liberation Army blockaded the local Serbian population for several days. Radenović led his unit in the attack that ended the siege.[1]
Decorations
- Order of Merit of the First Order (Posthumously).[2]
- Order of Merit of the First Order in the field of Defense and Security (Posthumously).
In popular culture
In his honor Gavrilo Kujundžić wrote the song "Đenerale, đenerale" originally performed by Ivana Žigon and Kosovski Božuri.[3]
References
- ^ "Odlazak đenerala Veljka Radenovića". Vesti.rs. 2012-09-30. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ^ Admin (2022-02-15). "Posthumno odlikovan potpukovnik Veljko Radenović". KruševacGrad (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Đenerale, đenerale on YouTube
External links
- "OVAKO JE NASTALA PESMA ĐENERALE: Filmska priča o heroju sa Kosova, ikoni srpskih navijača (VIDEO)". Telegraf. 20 July 2015.