Sveto Letica

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

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
Lovrinac, Split, Croatia
Allegiance Yugoslavia
 Croatia
Service/branch Yugoslav Navy
Croatian Navy
Years of service1942–1986
1991–1996
RankAdmiral (JNA)
Fleet Admiral (HV)
Commands heldR-22 Pula
Croatian Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
Croatian War of Independence
AwardsOrder of Duke Trpimir
Order of Duke Domagoj
Order of Ban Jelačić
RelationsMirando Mrsić (nephew)
Other workAssociation of Croatian Navy Volunteers
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