Ivan Babić

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.

Military career He attended gymnasium in Bjelovar. Babić became a military cadet in the Yugoslav Royal Army in 1928 and was sent to Paris to perform further training at the École Superieure de Guerre.

After completing his examinations for Officers of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army in 1935, he was assigned to the Operative and Organizing Department of the General Staff in Belgrade. From 1938 to 1941, he served as Divisional Chief-of-Staff, initially on the Albanian frontier, and later on the Italian and German frontier.

World War II During the German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Babić served as a major in the 38th Drava Infantry Division. In 1942, he commanded the 369th Reinforced Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Croatian Legion, which fought on the Eastern Front.

Post-war After the war he worked for a period as an engineer in Venezuela. He published U.S. Policy Towards Yugoslavia, which was translated into English by Mate Meštrović.