Emanuel Cvjetićanin
Emanuel Cvjetićanin | |
|---|---|
Feldmarschalleutnant Emanuel Cvjetićanin | |
| Born | 8 August 1833 |
| Died | 1919 (aged 85–86) |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
| Service years | –1.11.1903.[1] |
| Rank | Feldmarschalleutnant |
| Conflicts | Commander in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Awards | Commander's Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa |
Emanuel Cvjetićanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Емануел Цвјетићанин; August 8, 1833 – 1919)[1][2] was an Austro-Hungarian Feldmarschalleutnant, a rank equivalent to Major General.
Biography
Cvjetićanin was born into a Serb Orthodox family.[3]
Cvjetićanin graduated from the Graz Cadet Company and was assigned to the 58th Line Infantry Regiment in 1848. He became a lieutenant in the 46th Infantry Regiment in 1854 and was transferred to the 17th Gendarmerie Regiment as early as April 1859, in order to join the Gendarmerie War Wing of the 1st Gendarmerie Regiment.[4]
During the Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which lasted from 1878 to 1882, Cvjetićanin's most significant contribution was the formation of the Streifkorps. These special mobile units composed primarily of volunteers from the Bosnian gendarmerie acted brutally against civilians suspected of supporting the insurgents and adopted guerrilla tactics to hunt down smuggling gangs.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Schmidt-Brentano, von Antonio (2007). "Die k. k. bzw. k. u. k. Generalität: 1816-1918" (PDF). oesta.gv.at (in German). The National Archives of Austria. p. 31.
- ^ Brendel, Heiko (2019). Lieber als Kacake als an Hunger sterben: Besatzung und Widerstand im k. u. k. Militärgeneralgouvernement in Montenegro (1916-1918). Campus Verlag. p. 76. ISBN 9783593510354.
- ^ a b Connolly, James; Debruyne, Emmanuel; Julien, Élise; Meirlaen, Matthias, eds. (2018). En territoire ennemi: Expériences d'occupation, transferts, héritages (1914-1949) (in French). Presses Univ. Septentrion. p. 137. ISBN 9782757419441.
- ^ Felsenberg, Edgar von, ed. (1892). Almanach für die k.k. Gendarmerie der im Reichsrathe vertretenen Königreiche und Länder (in German). Friedrich Jasper. pp. 224–226.
Further reading
- Schindler, John (2010). "Defeating Balkan Insurgency: The Austro-Hungarian Army in Bosnia-Hercegovina, 1878-82". Journal of Strategic Studies. 27 (3): 528–552. doi:10.1080/1362369042000283010. S2CID 154616302.