Kosta Nađ | |
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Born | 13 May 1911 Petrovaradin, Austria-Hungary (now Serbia) |
Died | 19 November 1986 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
(aged 75)
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Service/branch | 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.
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. 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 74.