Martin Špegelj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Špegelj

Croatian general

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1927

Place of Birth: Virovitica-Podravina County, Croatia

Date of Death: 11-May-2014

Profession: military personnel, politician, minister, soldier

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Martin Špegelj (11 November 1927 – 11 May 2014) was the second Defense Minister of Croatia and, later, the chief of staff of the newborn Croatian army and inspector-general of the army.
His efforts to organize and equip the army from scratch were seen as instrumental in helping Croatia survive the first year of the Croatian War of Independence.
Partly due to disagreements with president Franjo Tudman, he retired in 1992, after the war froze with the permanent ceasefire at the end of 1991.