Mihailo Olćan
| Mihailo Olćan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy of German-occupied Serbia | |
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In office 29 August 1941 – 11 October 1942 |
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| Prime Minister | Milan Nedić |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Milorad Nedeljković |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 September 1894 Crepaja, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 21 November 1961 (aged 67) Adelaide, Australia |
| Political party | Yugoslav National Movement (Zbor) |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Profession | Physician |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Austro-Hungarian Army Imperial Russian Army
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| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Battles/wars | |
Mihailo Olćan (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Олћан; 18 September 1894 – 21 November 1961) was a Serbian soldier and politician. During World War II, he served as the Minister for the Economy in Milan Nedić's German-installed Government of National Salvation which operated in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia between 1941 and 1944. He fled Yugoslavia towards the end of the war and emigrated to Australia, where he died in 1961.
Mihailo Olćan was born on 18 September 1894 in Crepaja, Austria-Hungary. He was a nephew of Serbian inventor Mihailo Pupin and finished gymnasium in Novi Sad, where he joined a number of nationalist student movements. Olćan enrolled to study medicine at the university in Pest. He joined the Austro-Hungarian Army with the outbreak of World War I and was sent to fight on the Eastern Front, where he defected to the Russians and joined a Serbian volunteer detachment. He distinguished himself while fighting for the Serbs and was awarded the Cross of St. George and the Order of the White Eagle with swords. He later fought on the Salonika Front. In the post-war years, he led several volunteer organizations in Vojvodina and lived in Petrovgrad (modern Zrenjanin). He joined the Yugoslav National Movement (Serbian: Jugoslovenski narodni pokret, Zbor) upon its creation in 1935. The movement's leader, Dimitrije Ljotić, came to see Olćan as one of his most trusted lieutenants.
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