Ivan Babić (officer)

Ivan Babić
Born15 December 1904
Sveti Ivan Žabno, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died6 June 1982 (1982-06-07) (aged 77)
Torremolinos, Spain
Allegiance
Branch
Years of service1924–1945
Rank
Unit
Battles / wars
AwardsIron 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.