Jovo Kapičić

Jovo Kapičić
Kapičić in 1944
NicknameJovo Kapa
Born(1919-09-02)2 September 1919
Gaeta, Kingdom of Italy
Died9 December 2013(2013-12-09) (aged 94)
Belgrade, Serbia
Buried
City Cemetery, Cetinje
Allegiance
Yugoslav Partisans

International Brigades

Service years1941–1955
ConflictsWorld War II in Yugoslavia, Spanish Civil War
AwardsOrder of the People's Hero

Jovan "Jovo" Kapičić, born Jovan Kapa, (Cyrillic: Јован Јово Капичић); 2 September 1919 – 9 December 2013) was a Yugoslav General and post-war communist politician, most famous for founding "Naked Island" political concentration camp - famous for brutality.

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