Kosta Nađ
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Born | 13 May 1911 Petrovaradin, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 19 November 1986 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 75)
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Service/ | Yugoslav People's Army |
Years of service | 1941–74 |
Rank | General of the Army |
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Konstantin "Kosta" Nađ (Hungarian: Nagy Kosztá; 13 May 1911 – 19 November 1986) was a Yugoslav Partisan Army general that fought during World War II.
Biography[]
Born on 13 May 1911 in Petrovaradin, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, he fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), and also played a prominent part in the Yugoslav People's Liberation War.[citation needed]
His 3rd Army advanced through Yugoslavia and into Austria before the war ended. He was president of the Yugoslav Partisans' veteran association from 1974 to 1981. He died in Belgrade on 19 November 1986, aged 75.[citation needed]
Commands[]
- General Officer Commanding I Bosnian Corps - 1942 to 1943
- General Officer Commanding III Corps - 1943 to 1944
- General Officer Commanding 1st Army - January 1945
- General Officer Commanding 3rd Army - February 1945
References[]
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1986 deaths
- People from Petrovaradin
- People from the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- Generals of the Yugoslav People's Army
- Yugoslav military personnel of World War II
- Yugoslav Partisans members
- Yugoslav people of the Spanish Civil War
- Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero
- Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery
- Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia members
- Hungarians in Vojvodina
- Yugoslav people stubs