Sveto Letica

Sveto Letica
Nickname(s)Barba
Born(1926-04-04)4 April 1926
Podgora, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died6 November 2001(2001-11-06) (aged 75)
Split, Republic of Croatia
Buried
Allegiance Yugoslavia
 Croatia
Service/branch Yugoslav Navy
Croatian Navy
Years of service1942–1986
1991–1996
RankAdmiral (JNA)
Fleet Admiral (HV)
CommandsR-22 Pula
Croatian Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Croatian War of Independence
AwardsOrder of Duke Trpimir[1]
Order of Duke Domagoj
Order of Ban Jelačić
RelationsMirando Mrsić (nephew)[2]
Other workAssociation of Croatian Navy Volunteers

Sveto Letica (4 April 1926 – 6 November 2001) was a Croatian admiral, and the first commander of the Croatian Navy.

  1. ^ Odluka Predsjednika RH, Broj: 01-051-95-5-1/1, Zagreb, 28. svibnja 1995.
  2. ^ "Ministar Mrsić sam sebi pobrojao krvna zrnca", index.hr, četvrtak, 17.12.2015.