Stane Potočar

General

Stane Potočar
General; Stane Potočar
	Potočar in 1972
Nickname(s)	Lazar
Born	27 April 1919; Mirna Peč (Lower Carniola), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	5 December 1997 (aged 78); Ljubljana, Slovenia
Allegiance	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Service / branch	Yugoslav Partisans; Yugoslav People's Army Yugoslav Ground Forces;
Years of service	1941–1979
Rank	Colonel General
Commands	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1972–1979)
Battles / wars	World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards	Order of the People's Hero (4 September 1953)

Stane Potočar (27 April 1919 – 5 December 1997) was a Slovenian general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 15 October 1972 to 10 July 1979.^[1]^[2]

References

Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.

Military offices
Preceded by Viktor Bubanj	Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army 15 October 1972 – 10 July 1979	Succeeded by Branko Mamula

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