Danilo Kalafatović was a Serbian Armijski General who held several high-ranking military positions from 1920 to 1941, including Military Attaché to Paris, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Minister of the Army & Navy, Commander of the Dravska Division District, 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Commander of the 2nd Army District, and Inspector of National Defense. He was briefly recalled from retirement in 1941 to serve as Commander of Rear Areas and Chief of the General Staff during World War 2.
Danilo Kalafatović was a Serbian Armijski General who held several high-ranking military positions from 1920 to 1941, including Military Attaché to Paris, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Minister of the Army & Navy, Commander of the Dravska Division District, 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Commander of the 2nd Army District, and Inspector of National Defense. He was briefly recalled from retirement in 1941 to serve as Commander of Rear Areas and Chief of the General Staff during World War 2.
Danilo Kalafatović was a Serbian Armijski General who held several high-ranking military positions from 1920 to 1941, including Military Attaché to Paris, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Minister of the Army & Navy, Commander of the Dravska Division District, 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Commander of the 2nd Army District, and Inspector of National Defense. He was briefly recalled from retirement in 1941 to serve as Commander of Rear Areas and Chief of the General Staff during World War 2.
Armijski General Danilo Kalafatovi (27 Oct 1875 - 1946)
12 Apr 1920 - 15 Jan 1922: Military Attach, Paris
15 Jan 1922 - 15 Jan 1923: 2nd Deputy Chief of the General Staff 5 Jan 1923: Promoted to Divizijski General 29 Jan 1923 - 26 Feb 1924: Deputy Minister of the Army & Navy 26 Feb 1924 - 30 Dec 1925: Chief of the Secretariat, Territorial Defense Council 30 Dec 1925 - 1 Mar 1928: Commander, Dravska Division District 1 Mar 1928 - 11 Apr 1929: 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff 11 Apr 1929 - 2 Aug 1930: Commander, 2nd Army District 11 Apr 1930: Promoted to Armijski General 2 Aug 1930 - 25 Oct 1930: Inspector of National Defense 25 Oct 1930: Retired 3 Apr 1941 - 15 Apr 1941: Recalled; Commander of Rear Areas 15 Apr 1941 - 18 Apr 1941: Chief of the General Staff
Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries
German Campaign in Russia: Planning and Operations (1940-1942): WW2: Strategic & Operational Planning: Directive Barbarossa, The Initial Operations, German Attack on Moscow, Offensive in the Caucasus & Battle for Stalingrad