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Svetozar Boroevic Von Bojna

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BOROEVIC VON BOJNA, SVETOZAR Austro-Hungarian field-marshal, was born at Umetic in Croatia. He served through the campaign for the occupation of Bosnia in 1878, and afterwards on the general staff until he reached the rank of general. In the World War he first led the VI. Corps in the victorious battle of Komarow, and as commander of the 3rd Army beat off the Russian attacks in the Carpathians until May 1915 He then took over the command on the Isonzo. His name is asso ciated with the r 1 victorious battles fought in the defence against Italian armies twice as numerous as the Austrians and consider ably better equipped. After, the collapse of the monarchy the Yugoslav Government refused the "black and yellow" general permission to return to his province. He died on May 23, 1920 at Klagenfurt.

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