Miroslav Talijan (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Талијан; born 10 August 1970 in Smederevska Palanka) is a brigadier general of the Serbian Army. He is the current commander of the 72nd Brigade for Special Operations and a former chief of the Military Academy.[1]

Miroslav Talijan
Native name
Мирослав Талијан
Born (1970-08-10) 10 August 1970 (age 54)
Smederevska Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
Allegiance Serbia
Service / branchSerbian Armed Forces
Serbian Land Forces
Years of service1993-present
RankBrigadier General
Unit72nd Brigade for Special Operations
Battles / warsKosovo War
Children5

He was the commander of the elite anti-terrorist Battalion "Sokolovi", then the deputy commander of the Cobras, and then focused on education, so he became one of the youngest doctor of sciences in the Serbian Armed Forces.[2] Having fought in the Kosovo War, he is one of the few special forces members who took part in combat operations and managed to get a doctorate on the same topic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Командант 72. бригаде за специјалне операције бригадни генерал Мирослав Талијан | Војска Србије". www.vs.rs. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ "Srpskog oficira ceni ceo svet". Vesti online. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ Radić, Aleksandar (2019-05-18). "Ko su mladi generali Vojske Srbije". Balkansec.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2021-04-14.