Sveto Letica

Sveto Letica
Sveto Letica
Nickname(s)	Barba
Born	4 April 1926; Podgora, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	6 November 2001 (aged 75); Split, Republic of Croatia
Buried	Lovrinac, Split, Croatia
Allegiance	Yugoslavia ; Croatia
Service/branch	Yugoslav Navy; Croatian Navy
Years of service	1942–1986; 1991–1996
Rank	Admiral (JNA); Fleet Admiral (HV)
Commands held	R-22 Pula; Croatian Navy
Battles/wars	World War II in Yugoslavia; Croatian War of Independence
Awards	Order of Duke Trpimir[1]; Order of Duke Domagoj; Order of Ban Jelačić
Relations	Mirando Mrsić (nephew)[2]
Other work	Association of Croatian Navy Volunteers

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

Biography

Letica was born in 1926 in Podgora, where he was involved in creating a Partisan Navy in 1942. He graduated at the Naval and War Academy. For 20 years he served on different warships of the Yugoslav Navy. He was Fleet commander, he was chief of a naval region, and before his retirement he served in Generalštab of JNA. He retired in 1986 with the rank of Vice Admiral in YPA. By decree of the President of the Presidency of the SFRY from September 1986, he was retroactively promoted to the rank of admiral. The long-time experience of Letica was precious for Croatia when the Croatian Navy was established in 1991. On 12 September 1991, the President of the Republic, Franjo Tuđman, named him Commander of Croatian Navy. He served as supreme navy commander until his second retirement on 1 June 1996.[3] He was retired by decision of the President. In September 1991 he was confirmed rank of Admiral, and in March 1996 promoted in rank of Fleet Admiral (admiral flote).

He is buried in Lovrinac graveyard in Split.[3]

Career summary

Duties

Commander of Croatian Navy - 12 September 1991 - 1 June 1996

SFRY

Rear Admiral (December 1974)
Vice Admiral (December 1978)
Admiral (September 1986)

Croatia

Fleet Admiral (March 1996)

Decorations

Order of Duke Trpimir
Order of Duke Domagoj[3]
Order of Ban Jelačić[3]
Order of Croatian Trefoil[3]
Order of Croatian Wattle[3]
Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War[3]
Commemorative Medal of the Homeland's Gratitude.[3]

References

Odluka Predsjednika RH, Broj: 01-051-95-5-1/1, Zagreb, 28. svibnja 1995.
"Ministar Mrsić sam sebi pobrojao krvna zrnca", index.hr, četvrtak, 17.12.2015.
"Umro stožerni admiral Sveto Letica". hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

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[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.

[hrt-3] "Umro stožerni admiral Sveto Letica". hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2012.