Tihomir Kundid
Tihomir Kundid | |
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| Born | 2 February 1969 Varaždin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Allegiance |  Yugoslavia Croatia |
| Service | Yugoslav People's Army Croatian Army |
| Rank |  Colonel general |
| Unit | 2nd "Thunders" Guards Brigade |
| Commands | General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia |
| Battles / wars | Croatian War of Independence |
| Awards | Homeland War Memorial Medal Homeland's Gratitude Medal Order of the Croatian Interlace Order of the Croatian Trefoil Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Order of Ban Jelačić |
Tihomir Kundid (born 2 February 1969 in Varaždin) is a Croatian general who has served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia since 8 March 2024.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kundid participated in the Croatian War of Independence, in which he fought in the 2nd "Thunders" Guards Brigade, where he held numerous commanding positions, including the position of commander of the Armoured Battalion.[2] He joined the defense forces as early as December 1990, and a year later he became a member of the Special Police.
He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the National War College "Ban Josip Jelačić" and the CFLS in Canada. In March 2020, Kundid was made the deputy commander of the Croatian Army, and in October 2023 he became the commander.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "General-pukovnik Tihomir Kundid novi načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske". MORH (in Croatian). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ (in Croatian) Rođeni Varaždinac načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga - evarazdin.hr
- ^ (in Croatian) Pao dogovor: Plenković i Milanović izabrali novog načelnika OS
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