Rudolf Perhinek
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Rudolf Perhinek (pseudonym Rade Perišin;[2] or čiča Rade[3] 23 June 1906 – 5 August 1982)[4] was Yugoslav military officer with the rank of Captain in the Royal Yugoslav Army who, soon after the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, joined Chetniks of Draža Mihailović. He was a member of the Supreme Command of Mihailović's Chetniks and received the rank of Major.[5] Perhinek, also referred as Mihailović's right hand, organized Chetniks in Montenegro at the end of 1941.[6] In period October 1941 — September 1943 he was a special envoy of Mihailovic's Chetnik staff for Montenegro who was also responsible for the intelligence service in Montenegro and Albania. Some sources describe him as an agent of Gestapo.[7][8]: 186 For some time he was the Chief of Staff of Chetnik forces under command of Vojislav Lukačević.[5] Perhinek was an ethnic Slovene.[9] Yugoslav Government in Exile awarded him with Order of the Star of Karađorđe.[4]
Rudolf Perhinek | |
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Nickname(s) | Rudi |
Born | (1906-06-23)23 June 1906[1] Vipavski Križ, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Slovenia) |
Died | 5 August 1982(1982-08-05) (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Buried | Chardon cemetery |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia (−1941) Chetniks (1941–1944) Italy (1942–1943) Germany (1943–1944) Gestapo (speculations?) Belgium |
Rank | Captain Kingdom of Yugoslavia Major Chetniks Lieutenant colonel Belgian army |
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Awards | Order of the Star of Karađorđe |