Svetozar Boroević

Svetozar Boroević von Bojna was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal of Croatian Serb descent who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian forces in the Isonzo front, for which he was nicknamed the "Lion of Isonzo".

13 December 1856

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