Veljko Radenović

Veljko Radenović was a Serbian police lieutenant colonel.

Biography

In the war he led his unit in clashes with the Kosovo Liberation Army. His unit participated in the 1998 Attack on Orahovac where they successfully defended the town. The Kosovo Liberation Army blockaded the local Serbian population for several days. Radenović led his unit in the attack that ended the siege.

Decorations

Order of Merit of the First Order.
Order of Merit of the First Order in the field of Defense and Security.

In popular culture

In his honor Gavrilo Kujundžić wrote the song "Đenerale, đenerale" originally performed by Ivana Žigon and Kosovski Božuri.