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Feldmarschall Svetozar Boroevic de Bojna
Field Marshal Svetozár Boroevič von Bojna, one of the most capable commanding officers of Austria-Hungary, was born in 1856. He was considered by other officers to be very careful and defeated, which he was often criticized for. However, this criticism was unfounded, as Svetozár Boroevič von Bojna was one of the few officers in Austria-Hungary who saw things as they really were and did not form unrealistic ideas, as was often seen of other commanding officers during the First World War.
The first year war as commander of the 3rd Austro-Hungarian Army led defensive battles against the Russian attack in the Carpathians. Thanks to his ability to see things really and also due to his considerable talent for waging defensive battles, Austria-Hungary avoided a complete defeat, which would certainly occur if the Russians succeeded in the original plan of attack and the Russian army got deep into the interior of Austria-Hungary. The country in the Carpathians, which was ideal for such battles, also helped him a lot in these defensive battles.
In 1915 he was transferred to the Italian front, where he commanded the 5th Austro-Hungarian Army. She suffered significant losses in the offensive operations that Boroevich had to undertake on the Italian front. Boroevich did not have the character to conduct confident and risky offensive operations, and this was proportional to the losses that units under his command on the Italian front made. Perhaps surprisingly, and despite heavy losses, Boroevich was appointed field marshal on February 1, 1918.
In the last year of the war, Boroevich was able to return to the defensive tactics he best understood and mastered. However, the defeat of Austria-Hungary could no longer be prevented. After the failure of the Austro-Hungarian army at Piava, there was a disruption in the army and after the war ended, Boroevich withdrew from public events.
Svetozár Boroevič von Bojna was the only officer of the Austro-Hungarian army to be awarded the Commander's and Royal Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He was also awarded the prestigious German award Pour le Merite. In addition to these awards, he was awarded many other honors. Field Marshal Svetozar Boroevich von Bojna, the most distinguished commander of the Austro-Hungarian army, died in 1920 at the age of 63.
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He was born on December 13, 1856 in the village of Umetič Kostajnica in Croatia He died 23.5.1923 Klagenfurt
His father Adam was an Orthodox Serb and served in the army with the rank of corporal.
Svetozar attended a military school in Peterwardein and then an infantry cadet school in Liebenau in Graz, which he graduated on November 1, 1874 with the rank of cadet.
May 1, 1875 lieutenant of the 52nd Hungarian Infantry Regiment in Graz
In 1878 he took part in the occupation of Bosnia and the conquest of Sarajevo with his regiment
from 1880 he attended the Royal Military Academy in Vienna, after graduating he was an officer in the 63rd Artillery Brigade
1887-1891 he was an instructor at the Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt
May 1, 1892 he was appointed major
May 1, 1895 promoted to lieutenant colonel
April 16, 1896 took command of the 4th Battalion of the 17th Infantry Regiment
November 1, 1897 promoted to colonel
1898-1904 Chief of Staff of the 8th Corps in Prague
1.5.1913 Major General
In 1905 he was knighted and adopted the name of the Hungarian nobility from Bojná
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Author: Jiří Fidler
GENERALITA
AUSTRIAN EMPIRE - KINGDOM OF HUNGARY [1867-1918]
Surname
BOROEVIĆ VON BONJA
Name
Svetozar
Titles
svobodný pán
Born
12/13/1856 (Umetić)
Died
23.05.1920 (Wien)
General ranks
11/01/1897 Colonel 01.05.1904 Major General May 1, 1908 Field Marshal May 1, 1913 Infantry General 01.05.1916 Colonel General 02/01/1918 Field Marshal
Senior positions held
06.1898-02.1904 Chief of Staff VIII. choir 02.1904-07.1907 Commander of the 14th Infantry Brigade 07.1907-04.1912 Commander VI. agricultural areas 04.1912-09.1914 Commander VI. choir 09.1914-05.1915 Commander of the 3rd Army 05.1915-05.1917 Commander of the 5th Army 05.1917-08.1917 Commander of the Sochi Army 08.1917-11.1918 Commander of Boroevic's Army Group
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I just add that his body is stored at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.
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