Michael "Alex" Butara ( Slovenian. Mihael "Aleks" Butara , June 6, 1922 , Cerkl ob Krki - March 28, 2016 ) - Slovenian military commander, major general of the Yugoslav People’s Army , during the years of the People’s Liberation War of Yugoslavia, member of the command 2- th Slovenian shock brigade .
| Michael Butara | |
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| Slovene. Mihael butara | |
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| Nickname | Alex ( Slovenian. Aleks ) |
| Date of Birth | June 6, 1922 |
| Place of Birth | Zerkle ob Krki , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Date of death | March 28, 2016 (93 years old) |
| Affiliation |  Yugoslavia |
| Type of army |  Yugoslav People's Army : Ground Forces |
| Rank | major general |
| Part | 2nd Slovenian shock brigade (political instructor) |
| Commanded | Ljubljana Military District |
| Battles / wars | April war , the people 's liberation war of Yugoslavia |
| Awards and prizes |  |
| Retired | Secretary of the National Defense Council of the Slovenian Socialist Republic, Chairman of the Association of Slovenian Veterans of the People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia |
Biography
Born on June 6, 1922 in the town of Zerkle ob Krki (now Slovenia). Slovenian by nationality. From childhood, he was sympathetic to Slovenian and Croatian communists, and also hated the Italian fascists, since his compatriots were subjected to bullying in Italy. He was a member of the revolutionary organization TIGR , worked as an employee. He volunteered for the front during the April war , after surrender, he went into armed resistance.
Member of the Communist Party of Slovenia since 1942. In the partisan ranks he served in the 2nd Slovenian brigade named after Lyubo Scherzer as political officer of the company first, then the battalion and the whole brigade. He participated in the campaign of the 14th Slovenian division in Styria.
After the war, Butara served in the armed forces of Yugoslavia and further, rising to the rank of major general. He headed the Ljubljana military district, was the secretary of the National Defense Council of the Slovenian Socialist Republic (since 1978). He graduated from the Higher Military Academy in Belgrade in 1964. Head of the Association of Slovenian Veterans of the People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia. Author of a number of articles and essays on the theme of the People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia.
Butara criticized the Western Allies, accusing them of post-war genocide of the German civilian population, and condemned the rehabilitation of Slovenian collaborators. According to him, Slovenia followed the bad example of France, even having pardoned Henri Pétain .
Died March 28, 2016.
Literature
- Enciklopedija Slovenije. (1987). Knjiga 1. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
Links
- "Bil sem le fant, ki je šel v partizane" (Slovenian)