Vladimir Metikoš (July 7, 1899 - 1945) was a Croatian general in the then Independent State of Croatia (NDH). Metikoš was born in Banja Luka. During World War I, he was posted on the Italian front as a lieutenant of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Later he was an officer in the Royal Yugoslav Army. In 1945 Metikoš was one of the representatives of the Croatian Armed Forces who attempted to negotiate a surrender with the British at Bleiburg. Supreme Court of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia condemned him to the death penalty on September 19, 1945.
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