Enver Hadžihasanović

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name= Enver Hadžihasanović
lived= Birth date and age|1950|7|7
placeofbirth=Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
flagicon|Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
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caption=Major General Enver Hadžihasanović, Commander of the 3rd Corps and army chief of staff
allegiance= 1973 - 1992 flagcountry|Yugoslavia - Yugoslav People's Army
1992 - ????flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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rank=Major General
branch=Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
commands=Commander of the 3rd Corps
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Enver Hadžihasanović (born July 7, 1950) was a general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as chief of staff.

Military History

He graduated the military academy in Beograd in 1973. He then was transferred to the military stations in Tuzla and Sarajevo. As Captain first class he led the command in the military academy in Beograd. After that school closed, he was given the rank Major and commanded the battalion of the military police of the 7th Army in 1988. After a while he was given the command of the 49. motorized brigade. That brigade was later transformed into a mechanized brigade, at the end of 1989 he was the commander of that brigade. For that he was given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Military House Confinement

In the beginning of April 1992, Enver was sentenced to military house confinement in Sarajevo by the Yugoslav People's Army, after which he deserted the JNA.

Bosnian war

After Enver quit the JNA, he joined the Territorial Defense(TO) of Bosnia. On November 14th, 1992 Enver became the commander of the 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH). He held that position until November 1st, 1993 when he became the exchange chief of staff of the high command of the ARBIH.

After the War, War Crime does pay off

From 1996 he was a member of the chief of staff of the Federation Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He retired in 2000.

War crimes

Enver Hadzihasanović was found guilty for failing to prevent the death of a prisoner of war and cruel treatment, on the basis of superior criminal responsibility and sentenced to five years in prison. He appealed against the first-instance judgment and was released provisionally in June 2007 pending the judgement of the Appeals Chamber. [Hadzihasanovic i Kubura - sažetak - [http://www.un.org/icty/bhs/frames/cases.htm] ] [Sense - APPELLATE HEARING IN HADZIHASANOVIC - KUBURA CASE [http://www.sense-agency.com/en/stream.php?sta=3&pid=10619&kat=3] ] On 22 April 2008 the Appeals Chamber reduced his sentence to 3½ years.

Military ranks

JNA

*1973 - Captain first class
*1988 - Major
*1989 - Lieutenant Colonel

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

*1993 - Brigadier General
*1997 - Division General
*1998 - Major General

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