Veljko Ražnatović
Veljko Ražnatović | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1920 Rijeka Crnojevića, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 17 June 1986 (aged 66) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | SFR Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Veljko Ražnatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Ражнатовић; 1920–1986) was a Montenegrin Colonel in the Yugoslav Air Force.
He is perhaps most remembered as the father of the mobster Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović, a paramilitary commander and head of the Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars.