Mihajlo Lukić

Mihajlo Lukić (24 September 1886 – 18 July 1961) was a Croatian general who began his career as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I, then climbed the hierarchy of the Royal Yugoslav Army, finally joining the Croatian Home Guard during World War II.After the collapse of the Independent State of Croatia, communist authorities sentenced him to 10 years in prison.From the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia in April 1941 until June he headed the Osijek Division.He also briefly served as liaison officer to the Second Italian Army and was inspector-general of the infantry.From late 1941 until April 1943 he served as commander of the III Domobran Corps, covering much of the southern Independent State of Croatia.
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