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Veljko Ražnatović
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Veljko Ražnatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Ражнатовић; 1920–1986) was a Montenegrin Colonel in the Yugoslav Air Force.[1]
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Veljko Ražnatović | |
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Born | (1920-05-20)20 May 1920 Rijeka Crnojevića, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Died | 17 June 1986(1986-06-17) (aged 66) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
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He is perhaps most remembered as the father of the mobster Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović, a paramilitary commander and head of the Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars.[2]