Ivan Babić (officer)

Ivan Babić
Ivan Babić
Born	15 December 1904; Sveti Ivan Žabno, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died	6 June 1982 (aged 77); Torremolinos, Spain
Allegiance	Kingdom of Yugoslavia; Independent State of Croatia; Nazi Germany;
Service/branch	Royal Yugoslav Army; Croatian Home Guard;
Years of service	1924–1945
Rank	Major (Yugoslavia); Lieutenant colonel (NDH);
Unit	38th Infantry Division Dravska (Yugoslavia); 369th Reinforced Infantry Regiment (Germany/NDH);
Battles/wars	Eastern Front
Awards	Iron Cross 1st Class

Ivan Babić (15 December 1904 – 6 June 1982) was a Croatian soldier and lieutenant-colonel in the Croatian Home Guard and later an emigrant dissident writer against Communist Yugoslavia.

He attended gymnasium in Bjelovar. Babić became a military cadet in the Yugoslav Royal Army and was sent to Paris to perform further training at the École Superieure de Guerre.

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