Ivan Prezelj | |
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 Prezelj in 1930s | |
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| Born | 29 August 1895 Nova Vas, Istria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 22 April 1973 (aged 77) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
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| Unit | Blue Guard (Slovene) |
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Ivan Prezelj (29 August 1895 – 22 April 1973) was a Yugoslav military officer and commander of Blue Guard, a detachment of Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland in German-occupied Slovenia during the World War II.[1]
Before the Second World War, Prezelj was the Yugoslav military attache in Prague.[2]
Prezelj was initially subordinated to Major Karl Novak and Colonel Vladimir Vauhnik.[3] After the defeat in the Battle of Grčarice, Major Novak resigned and Prezelj was appointed in his place by Draža Mihailović.[4] Mihailović promoted Prezelj to the rank of General on 29 June[5] or 1 December 1944.[6] The headquarter of Prezelj was with Notranjska Detachment and Soča Detachments.[7]
Prezelj in Ljubljana met with Dimitrije Ljotić and Momčilo Đujić in 1945.[8] In April 1945 Prezelj was appointed as commander of Slovenian People's Army while Mirko Bitanc was appointed as his deputy.[9]
After the World War II Prezelj escaped from Yugoslav authorities to Italy.[10]
- ^ (Bevc 2006, p. 271): "Ivan Prezelj - Andrej (Račič) (1895-1973), polkovnik generalnega štaba kraljevske Jugoslovanske vojske. Med drugo svetovno vojno pomočnik majorja Karla Novaka, sodelavec polkovnika Vladimirja Vauhnika. Nasledil je Novaka na ..."
- ^ (Griesser-Pečar 2007)
- ^ (Bevc 2006, p. 191)
- ^ (Plut-Pregelj, Kranjc & Lazarević 2018, p. 86)
- ^ (Griesser-Pečar 2007)
- ^ (Krivic 1970, p. 284)
- ^ (Rebić 1987, p. 81)
- ^ (Jelić-Butić 1986, p. 242)
- ^ (Nose 2008, p. 360)
- ^ (Bevc 2006, p. 271)