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Viktor Bubanj

( 1918 - 1972 )

Biography

Viktor Bubanj was born on 3 December 1918 in Fuzina, some 20 km west of Delnice. His father Franjo was also born in Fuzina in 1871 and his mother Darinka in 1877 in Ljubasina near Gomirja. Viktor was youngest in family of seven Andrija, Marijana, Margareta, Darinka, Ivanka and Marija.

In January 1939, Viktor Bubanj joined Communist Party of Yugoslavia in party cell in Crikvenica lead by Ivan Brozicevic.

In 1939, Bubanj was recruited and sent on 15 February 1940 to school for reserve air force officers. His training took place in Pancevo and then one month of flying in Nish. He returned to Fuzina on 15 February 1941.

Bubanj joined preparations for uprising. In march 1944 by orders from Supreme Headquarters he turned over command of his brigade to Milan Rustanberg. In April he arrived in Italy moved to Africa in late May and finally in July he arrived to pilot school in Krasnodor in Soviet Union were he remained until September 1945.

From 1 October until 16 December 1944, Bubanj made 141 flights on training aircraft. On practical training from 16 December 1944 until 30 May 1945 he made 127 take offs totaling 28 hours of flight on military combat aircraft.

In late 1945 he married Mara Car from Crikvenica, his first daughter Dunja was born in 1946 in Zagreb, daughter Dubravka in 1948 in Belgrade and son Goran in 1956 in Zagreb.

Viktor Bubanj died on Sunday, 15 October 1972 at 10,30h at Military-medical academy from heart attack.

Ranks

  • 1943 - Major NOVJ
  • 1944 – Lieutenant -Colonel NOVJ
  • 1946 – Colonel JA
  • 1949 – Major General YPA
  • 1955 – Lieutenant General YPA
  • 1965 – General

Decorations

  • Order of the People's Hero
  • Order of the War Banner with Sash
  • Order of Merit to the Nation with Gold Star
  • Order of Brotherhood and Unity with Gold Wreath
  • Order of the People's Army with Laurel Wreath
  • Order of Military Merit with Grand Star (twice)
  • Order of the Partisan Star with Silver Wreath
  • Order of the People's Army with Gold Star
  • Order of Bravery
  • Highest military decoration of PR Poland
  • High Italian decoration Garibaldi’s star
  • High Ethiopian decoration
  • Czechoslovakian decoration
  • High French decoration Legion D'Honneur

Assignments

  • 1941- Commander of Assault Sabotage group
  • Serving in staff of 1st primorsko-goranska partisan detachment in charge of political and intelligence duties
  • May 1942 – commander of 1st primorsko-goranska detachment
  • 12 October 1942 – Commander of 6th primorsko-goranska Brigade
  • January 1943 – deputy of political commissar of 5th Operational zone
  • 17 March 1943 until March 1944 – Commander of 14th primorsko-goranska Assault Brigade
  • September 1945 – commander of air force division
  • 1947 – chief of general staff of Yugoslav Air Force
  • 5 July 1950 – goes to YPA’s Higher military academy – school of operations
  • until 20 May 1954 – chief of general staff of Yugoslav Air Force
  • 20 May 1954 – commander of air corps
  • 26 October 1959 – chief of air force acquisition department
  • 5 September 1962 – deputy commander of Yugoslav Air Force
  • 19 May 1964 – commander of Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense
  • 5 January 1970 – chief of general staff of Yugoslav People’s Army

Died

15 October 1972

Bibliography

  • Viktor Bubanj Zivot i djela, Vlado Trbovic, Zagreb, 1976

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