List of Croatian soldiers

This is a list of Croatian soldiers, and it includes all kinds of military personnel.

Medieval Croatian state[]

Croatian principalities (until 925)[]

Dalmatian Croatia[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Battles	Notes
Višeslav	Dalmatian Croatia	Prince	Frankish campaign against Avars and Slavs	Siege of Trsat	Višeslav warred against the Franks during his rule and avoided defeat until 803 — a year after his death.
Borna	Dalmatian Croatia	Prince	Frankish campaign against Ljudevit Posavski	Battle of Kupa
Trpimir I	Dalmatian Croatia	Prince	Against Byzantine Empire Croato-Bulgarian Wars
Domagoj	Dalmatian Croatia	Prince	Civil war in Croatia Wars against Venetia Wars against Arabs
Branimir	Dalmatian Croatia	Prince

Pannonian Croatia[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Notes
Vojnomir	Pannonian Croatia / Carolingian Empire	Prince	Vojnomir is known for fighting the Avars during their occupation of Croatia. He launched a joint counterattack with the help of Frankish troops under King Charlemagne in 791. The offensive was successful and the Avars were driven out of Croatia. In return for the help of Charlemagne, Vojnomir was obliged to recognize Frankish sovereignty, convert to Christianity and have his territory named as Pannonian Croatia.
Ljudevit Posavski	Pannonian Croatia	Prince
Ratimir	Pannonian Croatia / First Bulgarian Empire	Prince
Braslav	Pannonian Croatia	Prince

Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Battles	Notes	Image
Tomislav	Dalmatian Croatia / Kingdom of Croatia	Prince / King	Croatian–Bulgarian wars	Battle of the Bosnian Highlands	Tomislav united the Croats of Dalmatia and Pannonia into a single Kingdom in 925.
Michael Krešimir II	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Arabs		Michael was a victor in a conflict with the Arab pirates near the Italian peninsula Gargano in 969.
Stephen Držislav	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Venetia
Svetoslav Suronja	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Venetia
Stephen I	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Arabs
Peter Krešimir IV	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Normans
Zvonimir	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Holy Roman Empire		He was a part of a minor conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, specifically one of his servants from Istria.	File:Demetrius Sunimirio.jpg
Petar Svačić	Kingdom of Croatia	King	War against Kingdom of Hungary	Battle of Gvozd Mountain

Croatia in personal union with Hungary (1102–1527)[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Battles	Notes
Paul I Šubić of Bribir (c. 1245 - 1 May 1312)	Kingdom of Croatia / Kingdom of Hungary	Ban of Croatia / Lord of all of Bosnia	Against Venetia / Against Bosnia
Ivan Karlović (1478 or 1479 - Medvedgrad, 1531)	Kingdom of Croatia / Kingdom of Hungary	Ban of Croatia	Croatian–Ottoman Wars / Ottoman wars in Europe
Ivan Frankopan Cetinski ( - 1493)	Kingdom of Croatia / Kingdom of Hungary	Ban of Croatia	Croatian–Ottoman Wars / Ottoman wars in Europe	Battle of Krbava field
John of Palisna	Kingdom of Croatia / Kingdom of Hungary	Ban of Croatia	Croatian–Ottoman Wars / Ottoman wars in Europe	Battle of Kosovo	John of Palisna led a contingent of Knights Hospitallers from Vrana in Croatia against Ottomans in the Battle of Kosovo.^[1]

Croatia within Habsburg Monarchy (1527–1918)[]

Regular Habsburg army[]

Bans[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Battles	Notes
Petar Keglević	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Ban of Croatia
Franjo Vlašić	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Ban of Croatia
Petar Zrinski	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Ban of Croatia	Croatian–Ottoman Wars / Ottoman wars in Europe
Nikola Šubić Zrinski	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Ban of Croatia	Croatian–Ottoman Wars / Ottoman wars in Europe	Siege of Szigetvár	Nikola Šubić Zrinski was known for defending Szigeth Fortress against Ottomans.
Nikola VII Zrinski	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Ban of Croatia	Croatian–Ottoman Wars / Ottoman wars in Europe

Officers[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Battles	Notes	Image
Nikola Jurišić	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Captain	Ottoman wars in Europe Little War in Hungary	Siege of Güns (Kőszeg) (1532)	Nikola Jurišić defended the small border fort of Kőszeg with only 700-800 Croatian soldiers with no cannons and few guns, preventing the advance of the Turkish army of 120,000-140,000 toward Vienna.^[2]
Franjo Jelačić	Habsburg Monarchy	Feldmarschall-Leutnant	Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars	Ulm Campaign Battle of Sankt Michael Battle of Raab Battle of Wagram
Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich	Habsburg Monarchy	Feldmarschall-Leutnant	Seven Years War War of the Bavarian Succession Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791) French Revolutionary Wars			File:Peter Quasdanovich.jpg
Josef Philipp Vukassovich^[3]	Austrian Empire	Feldmarschall-Leutnant	Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars	Siege of Mantua (1796–1797) Battle of Wagram
Grgo Kusić (1892–1918)	Austria-Hungary	Soldier			Grgo Kusić was a 2.37 m (7 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in) tall Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.^[4]^[5]
Svetozar Boroević^[6]^[7]^[8]	Austria–Hungary	Field Marshal	World War I			File:Boroevic.jpg
Stjepan Sarkotić	Austria–Hungary	General	World War I
Maximilian Njegovan	Austria–Hungary	Admiral	World War I
Josip Filipović	Austrian Empire	General	World War I

Irregular military[]

Uskoci[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Notes
Petar Kružić (died 1537)^[9]	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	Captain	Ottoman wars in Europe	Petar Kružić was a capitan of Klis and Senj.^[9] He gathered together a garrison composed of Croat refugees, who used the base at Klis Fortress both to hold the Turks at bay, and to engage in marauding and piracy against coastal shipping.^[9] Although nominally accepting the sovereignty of the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand I, who obtained the Croatian crown in 1527, Kružić and his freebooting Uskoci were a law unto themselves.^[9]
Ivan Lenković (died 1569. Metlika, Slovenia)^[10]	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy	General	Ottoman wars in Europe	Ivan Lenković was ruler of Senj and Military Frontier commander.^[10] He is noted for the construction of Fortress Nehaj and as a captain of the Uskoks.^[10]
Ivo Senjanin	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy		Ottoman wars in Europe
Elia Peraizza	Kingdom of Croatia a part of Habsburg Monarchy		Ottoman wars in Europe

Hajduci[]

Andrijica Šimić – legendary hajduk
Mijat Tomić – Croatian legendary Hajduk
Luka Ibrišimović – Priest and Hajduk

Pandurs[]

Baron Franjo Trenk – leader of Pandurs; father of military music

Rebels[]

Matija Gubec – leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)[]

World War II (1941–1945)[]

Partisans[]

Ivo Lola Ribar – Communist and National Hero
Josip Broz Tito
Vlado Bagat
Jure Bilić
Janko Bobetko
Josip Boljkovac
Robert Domany
Stjepan Filipović
Andrija Hebrang (father)
Većeslav Holjevac
Franjo Kluz
Ivan Goran Kovačić
Josip Kraš
Sveto Letica
Vladimir Majder
Josip Manolić
Maks Baće Milić
Vladimir Nazor
Drago Štajnberger
Franjo Tuđman
Josip Vrhovec

Ustaše[]

SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1991)[]

Republic of Croatia (1991–present)[]

Croatian War of Independence[]

Croatia–NATO relations[]

Foreign Armies[]

Soldier	Allegiance	Rank	Wars	Battles	Notes
Michael J. Novosel	United States	Lieutenant Colonel (USAF) Chief Warrant Officer (USA)	World War II Korean War Vietnam War		Michael J. Novosel, Sr. (September 3, 1922 – April 2, 2006) was a recipient of the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — and a retired Chief Warrant Officer (CW4).
Lothar Rendulic	Austria-Hungary Austria Nazi Germany Independent State of Croatia	Oberst (Austria) Generaloberst (Germany)	World War II
Louis Cukela	United States	Major	World War I World War II	Soissons engagement Battle of Belleau Wood
Peter Tomich	United States	Chief Watertender (Navy)	World War I World War II	Attack on Pearl Harbor
Matija Zmajević	Tsardom of Russia	Admiral
Rustem Pasha Opuković^[11]^[12]	Ottoman Empire	General
Piyale Pasha	Ottoman Empire	Grand Admiral and Vizier
Veli Mahmud Pasha^[13]^[14]	Ottoman Empire	General
Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha^[15]	Ottoman Empire	General
İshak Pasha^[16]	Ottoman Empire	General
Kuyucu Murat Pasha	Ottoman Empire	General
Omar Pasha	Austrian Empire Ottoman Empire	General		Siege of Silistra

References[]

↑ Hunyadi and Laszlovszky, Zsolt and József (2001). The Crusades and the military orders: expanding the frontiers of medieval latin christianity. Budapest: Central European University Press. Dept. of Medieval Studies. pp. 285–290. ISBN 963-9241-42-3.
↑ Turnbull, Stephen. The Ottoman Empire 1326–1699. New York: Osprey, 2003. p. 51
↑ Hollins, David (2004). Austrian Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1792–1815. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 1-84176-664-X.
↑ "Visoki Hrvati" (in Croatian). October 28, 2008. http://www.hkkv.hr/content/view/131/2/. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
↑ "La Croatie: Le saviez-vous?" (in French). Embassy of Croatia in France. http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
↑ Morselli, Mario (2001). Caporetto, 1917: victory or defeat?. Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 0-7146-5073-0, 9780714650739.
↑ Palmer, Alan (2000). Victory 1918. Grove Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-8021-3787-3, 9780802137876.
↑ Tucker, Spencer (1996). The European powers in the First World War. Taylor & Francis. p. 762. ISBN 0-8153-0399-8, 9780815303992.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 Singleton, Frederick Bernard (1989). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-521-25478-7, 0521274850.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Bousfield, Jonathan (2003). The Rough Guide to Croatia. London: Rough Guides. p. 313. ISBN 1-84353-084-8, 9781-84353-084-8.
↑ Taylor, Jane (2007). Imperial Istanbul: A Traveller's Guide: Includes Iznik, Bursa and Edirne. London: Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-1-84511-334-6.
↑ Fine, John Van Antwerp (2006). When ethnicity did not matter in the Balkans. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. pp. 215–216. ISBN 0-472-11414-X.
↑ Miller, Barnette (1941). The Palace school of Muhammad the Conqueror. Harvard University Press. p. 7.
↑ United Center for Research and Training in History (1998). Bulgarian historical review: Revue bulgare d'histoire. Pub. House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 48.
↑ Klemenčić, Mladen (1993). A Concise atlas of the Republic of Croatia & of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina. Michigan: Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute (original from University of Michigan Press). p. 88.
↑ Radushev, Evg (2003). Inventory of Ottoman Turkish documents about Waqf preserved in the Oriental Department at the St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library. Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiĭ. p. 228.

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[Hunyadi_and_Laszlovszky-1] Hunyadi and Laszlovszky, Zsolt and József (2001). The Crusades and the military orders: expanding the frontiers of medieval latin christianity. Budapest: Central European University Press. Dept. of Medieval Studies. pp. 285–290. ISBN 963-9241-42-3.

[Turnbull,_Stephen_1699._pg_51-2] Turnbull, Stephen. The Ottoman Empire 1326–1699. New York: Osprey, 2003. p. 51

[Hollins-3] Hollins, David (2004). Austrian Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1792–1815. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 1-84176-664-X.

[HKKV-4] "Visoki Hrvati" (in Croatian). October 28, 2008. http://www.hkkv.hr/content/view/131/2/. Retrieved 2009-04-10.

[Embassy-5] "La Croatie: Le saviez-vous?" (in French). Embassy of Croatia in France. http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-10.

[Morselli-6] Morselli, Mario (2001). Caporetto, 1917: victory or defeat?. Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 0-7146-5073-0, 9780714650739.

[Palmer-7] Palmer, Alan (2000). Victory 1918. Grove Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-8021-3787-3, 9780802137876.

[Tucker762-8] Tucker, Spencer (1996). The European powers in the First World War. Taylor & Francis. p. 762. ISBN 0-8153-0399-8, 9780815303992.

[Singleton_60-61-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 Singleton, Frederick Bernard (1989). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-521-25478-7, 0521274850.

[Bousfield_313-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Bousfield, Jonathan (2003). The Rough Guide to Croatia. London: Rough Guides. p. 313. ISBN 1-84353-084-8, 9781-84353-084-8.

[Taylor166-167-11] Taylor, Jane (2007). Imperial Istanbul: A Traveller's Guide: Includes Iznik, Bursa and Edirne. London: Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-1-84511-334-6.

[Fine215-216-12] Fine, John Van Antwerp (2006). When ethnicity did not matter in the Balkans. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. pp. 215–216. ISBN 0-472-11414-X.

[Barnette_Miller-13] Miller, Barnette (1941). The Palace school of Muhammad the Conqueror. Harvard University Press. p. 7.

[United_Center-14] United Center for Research and Training in History (1998). Bulgarian historical review: Revue bulgare d'histoire. Pub. House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 48.

[Mladen_Klemenčić-15] Klemenčić, Mladen (1993). A Concise atlas of the Republic of Croatia & of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina. Michigan: Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute (original from University of Michigan Press). p. 88.

[Evg_Radushev-16] Radushev, Evg (2003). Inventory of Ottoman Turkish documents about Waqf preserved in the Oriental Department at the St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library. Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiĭ. p. 228.

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