Franjo Malgaj
Slovenian military leader and poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franjo Malgaj (November 10, 1894 – May 6, 1919) was a Slovenian soldier, military leader and poet. He was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I, he became one of the commanding officers in the Slovene volunteer army under Rudolf Maister's command that fought against German Austrian units during the struggle for the northern Slovenian borderlands. He later became an officer in the Army of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He died during the Austrian-Yugoslav struggles in 1919. He is considered a Slovenian national hero.[1]
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Born | (1894-11-10)November 10, 1894 Hruševec, Šentjur, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Slovenia) |
Died | May 6, 1919(1919-05-06) (aged 24) Tolsti Vrh near Dravograd in Carinthia |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Unit | 87th Infantry regiment (Austria-Hungary) "Maister's fighters" |
Battles/wars | World War I Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia |
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