A Yugoslav Army officer, Bratic headed a tank unit that took part in the attack by Serb forces on the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar in 1991, during which he died.
Oficir bivše Jugoslovenske narodne armije, Bratić je komandovao tenkovskom jedinicom koja je učestvovala u napadu srpskih snaga na hrvatski grad Vukovar 1991. godine, u kome je i poginuo.