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{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox military person
|name= Milan Tepić
|name = Milan Tepić
|image= Milan Tepic.jpg
|image = MilanTepicploca.jpg
|caption = Plaque in [[Banja Luka]] commemorating [[Order of the People's Hero|people's hero]] Milan Tepić
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1957|01|26|df=yes}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1957|01|26|df=yes}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1991|09|29|1957|01|26|df=yes}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1991|09|29|1957|01|26|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Komlenac]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
|birth_place = [[Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosanska Dubica]], [[PR Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
|death_place= [[Bjelovar]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|Croatia]]
|death_place = [[Bjelovar]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|Croatia]]
|placeofburial = Miroševac Cemetery, [[Zagreb]], Croatia (disputed)
|placeofburial = Miroševac Cemetery, [[Zagreb]], Croatia (disputed)
|placeofburial_label = Resting place
|placeofburial_label = Resting place
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|allegiance = {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
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|serviceyears = 1980–1991
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|allegiance= {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
|rank = [[Major (rank)|Major]]
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|serviceyears= 1980–1991
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* [[Yugoslav Wars]]
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* [[Croatian War of Independence|Croatian War]]
** [[Croatian War of Independence]]
** [[Battle of the Barracks]]
*** [[Battle of the Barracks]]
*** {{Tree list/final branch}} [[Siege of Bjelovar Barracks]]{{KIA}}
**** {{Tree list/final branch}} [[Siege of Bjelovar Barracks]]{{KIA}}
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|awards= [[Order of the People's Hero]]
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'''Milan Tepić''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrillic]]: Милан Тепић; 26 January 1957 – 29 September 1991) was a [[Major]] in the [[Yugoslav People's Army]]. He was the last person to be awarded the [[Order of the People's Hero|Order of the National Hero of Yugoslavia]], given to him posthumously for blowing up an ammunition depot during the [[Siege of Bjelovar Barracks]].<ref name="Sjećanje na majora Tepića">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=47033 |title=Sjećanje na majora Tepića |date = 2011-09-29 |publisher=Radio-televizija Republike Srpske |language= sr |access-date = 2015-07-27}}</ref>
'''Milan Tepić''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Милан Тепић}}; 26 January 1957 – 29 September 1991) was a [[Major (rank)|major]] in the [[Yugoslav People's Army]] during the [[Croatian War of Independence]].


In September 1991, Tepić was tasked with defending an ammunition storage in the village of Hrgovljani just outside [[Bjelovar]]. After the defeat of the city's defenders in the [[Siege of Bjelovar Barracks]], Tepić ordered the evacuation of the storage facility while staying behind himself. He then detonated an explosive charge to prevent the capture of the stored ammunition, weapons, and other equipment, killing himself and eleven Croatian soldiers in the process.<ref name=Bi/>
==Bjelovar events==
In July 1991, members of the [[Yugoslav People's Army]], who were doing their military service in the barracks named after [[Božidar Adžija]] in [[Bjelovar]], [[Siege of Bjelovar Barracks|came under siege]] by members of the newly formed [[Croatian National Guard]]. Located in the barracks was the 265th Motorized Brigade of the YPA as well as the newly arrived recruits.<ref name="Dvije decenije od zločina u bjelovarskoj kasarni">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=46981 |title=Dvije decenije od zločina u bjelovarskoj kasarni |date = 2011-09-29 |publisher=Radio-televizija Republike Srpske |language= sr |access-date = 2015-07-27}}</ref>


== Aftermath ==
Colonel Josip Tomšić, who defected from the YPA to become the commander of the defense of Bjelovar, prepared an attack on the barracks, in which the remaining soldiers and officers who have not fled to the Croatian side remained, some of them along with their family members (some families remained outside, in the city). The barracks, without water and electricity for several days, was attacked by approximately 2,000 troops. During the battles, the center of the city was targeted by YPA, both churches (Catholic and Orthodox) were damaged, and several civilians were killed by shells. The majority of the battles took place in the near vicinity of the army barracks (Vojnović) where a single tank [[T-54/T-55|T-55]] destroyed almost all the houses in Visočina Matije Gupca street; the tank was destroyed later on and its crew killed. Most of that part of the city was damaged to a certain extent.
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[[File:Milan tepic street.jpg|thumb|Hero Milan Tepić street sign in [[Belgrade]], Serbia|alt=]]


Major Milan Tepić was declared a [[National Hero of Yugoslavia]].<ref name="balkanbattlegrounds">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8CGuDTORZUC&pg=PA109 |title=Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995, Volume 2 |date=2002 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |isbn=9780160664724 |page=109}}</ref> He was the last person that received this title.<ref name="Sjećanje na majora Tepića">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=47033 |title=Sjećanje na majora Tepića |date = 2011-09-29 |publisher=Radio-televizija Republike Srpske |language= sr |access-date = 2015-07-27}}</ref> In Croatia he is considered a [[war criminal]] because his action threatened damage to the town of [[Bjelovar]].<ref name=Bi>{{Cite web|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/01/10/banned-bosnian-serb-celebration-recalls-memories-of-start-of-war/|title=Banned Bosnian Serb Celebration Recalls Memories of Start of War|date=10 January 2022|website=balkaninsight.com|language=en|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hr.n1info.com/english/news/croatias-county-head-accuses-bosnias-rs-entity-of-glorifying-war-criminal/|title=Croatia's county head accuses Bosnia's RS entity of glorifying war criminal|date=9 January 2022|website=hr.n1info.com|language=en|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-vucic-croatia-uneasy-but-useful-visit/29034851.html|title=Serbia's Vucic Begins 'Uneasy But Useful' Visit To Croatia|date=12 February 2018|website=rferl.org/|language=en|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/zupan-marusic-banja-luka-slavi-zlocinca-tepica-pljuska-zrtvama-agresije-na-hrvatsku-20220109|title=County Head Marušić: Banja Luka celebrates the criminal Tepić, slaps victims of aggression against Croatia|date=9 January 2022|website=tportal.hr|language=hr|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://express.24sata.hr/top-news/nijemci-hrvati-i-srbi-se-sva-aju-oko-spomenika-lu-acima-12861|title=Germans: Croats and Serbs are fighting over the monument to madmen|date=3 November 2017|website=express.24sata.hr|language=hr|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/news/sramotni-cin-tepic-je-zlocinac-i-on-ne-zasluzuje-spomenik-514855|title=Shameful act: 'Tepić is a criminal and he does not deserve a monument'|date=9 March 2017|website=24sata.hr|language=hr|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>
Since the YPA did not send any help, brigade commander Colonel Rajko Kovačević ordered surrender and the disposal of weapons.<ref name="Dvije decenije od zločina u bjelovarskoj kasarni" /> Upon entering the barracks, the President of the Bjelovar Crisis Staff at the time, Jure Šimić, ordered the captured members of the YPA to remove their upper clothing. He then segregated the Commander Kovačević along with his aides Miljko Vasić and the First Class Captain Dragiša Jovanović, took them 50 meters away and shot them.<ref name="Dvije decenije od zločina u bjelovarskoj kasarni"/>


Streets in [[Belgrade]], [[Banja Luka]], [[Kozarska Dubica]]<ref>{{cite web |title = Oficijelna internet prezentacija grada Banjaluke |url = http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/vijesti/newsDetail.aspx?newsID=5783&catID=7 |access-date =2008-08-27 }} {{dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Vršac]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Mapa: Narodnog heroja Milana Tepića |url = http://www.aladin.info/maps/index.php?id=824111759&street=Narodnog%20heroja%20Milana%20Tepi%C4%87a |access-date = 2008-08-27 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721183828/http://www.aladin.info/maps/index.php?id=824111759&street=Narodnog%20heroja%20Milana%20Tepi%C4%87a |archive-date = 2011-07-21 |url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Zrenjanin]],<ref>{{cite web |last = Subić |first = Petar |title = Kompletni spisak ulica u Zrenjaninu |work = Nazivi ulica u Zrenjaninu |publisher = Istorijski arhiv Zrenjanin |url = http://arhivzrenjanin.org.rs/eulicegrbovi/spisak_ulica.htm |access-date = 2010-12-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100601160919/http://www.arhivzrenjanin.org.rs/eulicegrbovi/spisak_ulica.htm |archive-date = 2010-06-01 |url-status = dead}}</ref> and [[Sremska Mitrovica]]<ref>{{cite web |title = Sremska Mitrovica, Milana Tepica 6a |url = http://www.enekretnine.com/prodaja-nekretnina-sremska-mitrovica-kuca-stari-most-milana-tepica-n38277-o529931.html |access-date =2008-08-27 }}</ref> are named after him. There is also a monument of Milan Tepić in his street in Belgrade. One street in [[Novi Sad]] was also named after him until being changed in 2004.<ref name="Vreme">{{cite web |last = Pančić |first = Teofil |title = Tehnološki višak istorije |publisher = Vreme |date = 2004-07-15 |url = http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=385436 |access-date =2008-08-27 }}.</ref> In [[Republika Srpska]] the [[Medal of Major Milan Tepić]] awarded for bravery is named after him.
Major Tepić was in charge of the defense of the ammunition storage in the village of Hrgovljani just outside Bjelovar, where large quantities of explosive devices were stored. On 29 September 1991, unwilling to leave the weapons to the enemy, Major Milan Tepić blew up the warehouse, sacrificing his own life in the process. At a certain point, before the detonation, the YPA soldiers were ordered to withdraw from the main building to a safe distance. This order, issued by Tepić, was disobeyed by a conscript, [[Stojadin Mirković]],<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Srbija/Zaboravljeni-junak-sa-Povlena.sr.html Forgotten Hero from Povlen ("Politika", 30 April 2013)]</ref> who opened suppressive fire at the enemy from an armored personnel carrier, until he was hit by an anti-tank missile.


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== See also ==
Despite Tepić's sacrifice, Croatian forces captured over 100 armored vehicles as well as great quantities of other weapons and ammunition at Bjelovar. This was only exceeded by their haul [[Siege of Varaždin Barracks|from Varaždin]].<ref name="Vecernji2">{{cite web|url=http://www.camo.ch/u_srbiji_ulica.htm|title=ZLOCINAC IZ BJELOVARA IMA ULICU U BEOGRADU|year=2006|publisher=Vecernji List|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707090401/http://www.camo.ch/u_srbiji_ulica.htm|archive-date=2010-07-07|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-09-08}}</ref><ref>Antun Tus, ''Rat u Sloveniji i Hrvatskoj''</ref>
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* [[Stevan Sinđelić]], a soldier who did a similar act almost 200 years prior during the [[First Serbian Uprising]]
* [[Stojadin Mirković]], a soldier who was killed alongside Tepić


==Aftermath==
== References ==
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[[Image:Milan tepic street.jpg|thumb|Hero Milan Tepić street sign in [[Belgrade]], Serbia|alt=]]
Major Milan Tepić was declared a [[National Hero of Yugoslavia]]. He was the last person that received this title.

Streets in [[Belgrade]], [[Banja Luka]], [[Kozarska Dubica]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Oficijelna internet prezentacija grada Banjaluke
| url = http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/vijesti/newsDetail.aspx?newsID=5783&catID=7
| access-date =2008-08-27 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Vršac]],<ref>{{cite web
|title = Mapa: Narodnog heroja Milana Tepića
|url = http://www.aladin.info/maps/index.php?id=824111759&street=Narodnog%20heroja%20Milana%20Tepi%C4%87a
|access-date = 2008-08-27
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721183828/http://www.aladin.info/maps/index.php?id=824111759&street=Narodnog%20heroja%20Milana%20Tepi%C4%87a
|archive-date = 2011-07-21
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> [[Zrenjanin]],<ref>{{cite web
|last = Subić
|first = Petar
|title = Kompletni spisak ulica u Zrenjaninu
|work = Nazivi ulica u Zrenjaninu
|publisher = Istorijski arhiv Zrenjanin
|url = http://arhivzrenjanin.org.rs/eulicegrbovi/spisak_ulica.htm
|access-date = 2010-12-07
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100601160919/http://www.arhivzrenjanin.org.rs/eulicegrbovi/spisak_ulica.htm
|archive-date = 2010-06-01
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> and [[Sremska Mitrovica]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Sremska Mitrovica, Milana Tepica 6a
| url = http://www.enekretnine.com/prodaja-nekretnina-sremska-mitrovica-kuca-stari-most-milana-tepica-n38277-o529931.html
| access-date =2008-08-27 }}</ref> are named after him. There is also a monument of Milan Tepić in his street in Belgrade. One street in [[Novi Sad]] was also named after him until being changed in 2004.<ref name="Vreme">{{cite web
| last = Pančić
| first = Teofil
| title = Tehnološki višak istorije
| publisher = Vreme
| date = 2004-07-15
| url = http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=385436
| access-date =2008-08-27 }}.</ref> [[Army of Republika Srpska]] introduced [[Medal of Major Milan Tepić]] for bravery in [[Bosnian War]].

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==See also==
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* [[Stevan Sinđelić]], who did a similar act almost 200 years before during the [[First Serbian Uprising]].

==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{YouTube|t_AsvlDmIj0|Moment of the explosion (video)}}
* {{YouTube|t_AsvlDmIj0|Moment of the explosion (video)}}


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Milan Tepić
Plaque in Banja Luka commemorating people's hero Milan Tepić
Born(1957-01-26)26 January 1957
Bosanska Dubica, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Died29 September 1991(1991-09-29) (aged 34)
Bjelovar, Croatia
Resting place
Miroševac Cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia (disputed)
AllegianceSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Service / branchYugoslav People's Army Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service1980–1991
RankMajor
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the People's Hero

Milan Tepić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Тепић; 26 January 1957 – 29 September 1991) was a major in the Yugoslav People's Army during the Croatian War of Independence.

In September 1991, Tepić was tasked with defending an ammunition storage in the village of Hrgovljani just outside Bjelovar. After the defeat of the city's defenders in the Siege of Bjelovar Barracks, Tepić ordered the evacuation of the storage facility while staying behind himself. He then detonated an explosive charge to prevent the capture of the stored ammunition, weapons, and other equipment, killing himself and eleven Croatian soldiers in the process.[1]

Aftermath

Hero Milan Tepić street sign in Belgrade, Serbia

Major Milan Tepić was declared a National Hero of Yugoslavia.[2] He was the last person that received this title.[3] In Croatia he is considered a war criminal because his action threatened damage to the town of Bjelovar.[1][4][5][6][7][8]

Streets in Belgrade, Banja Luka, Kozarska Dubica[9] Vršac,[10] Zrenjanin,[11] and Sremska Mitrovica[12] are named after him. There is also a monument of Milan Tepić in his street in Belgrade. One street in Novi Sad was also named after him until being changed in 2004.[13] In Republika Srpska the Medal of Major Milan Tepić awarded for bravery is named after him.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Banned Bosnian Serb Celebration Recalls Memories of Start of War". balkaninsight.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ Balkan Battlegrounds: A Military History of the Yugoslav Conflict, 1990-1995, Volume 2. Central Intelligence Agency. 2002. p. 109. ISBN 9780160664724.
  3. ^ "Sjećanje na majora Tepića" (in Serbian). Radio-televizija Republike Srpske. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  4. ^ "Croatia's county head accuses Bosnia's RS entity of glorifying war criminal". hr.n1info.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Serbia's Vucic Begins 'Uneasy But Useful' Visit To Croatia". rferl.org/. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "County Head Marušić: Banja Luka celebrates the criminal Tepić, slaps victims of aggression against Croatia". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Germans: Croats and Serbs are fighting over the monument to madmen". express.24sata.hr (in Croatian). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Shameful act: 'Tepić is a criminal and he does not deserve a monument'". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Oficijelna internet prezentacija grada Banjaluke". Retrieved 2008-08-27. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Mapa: Narodnog heroja Milana Tepića". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  11. ^ Subić, Petar. "Kompletni spisak ulica u Zrenjaninu". Nazivi ulica u Zrenjaninu. Istorijski arhiv Zrenjanin. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  12. ^ "Sremska Mitrovica, Milana Tepica 6a". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  13. ^ Pančić, Teofil (2004-07-15). "Tehnološki višak istorije". Vreme. Retrieved 2008-08-27..
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