Slavko Kvaternik
| Slavko Kvaternik | |
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| 1st Minister of Armed Forces of the Independent State of Croatia | |
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In office 10 April 1941 – 4 January 1943 |
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| Prime Minister | Ante Pavelić |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ante Pavelić |
| Chief of General Staff of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs |
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In office 29 October 1918 – 1 December 1918 |
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| President | Anton Korošec |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 August 1878 Moravice, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 13 June 1947 (aged 68) Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Political party | Ustaše |
| Spouse(s) | Olga Frank |
| Children | Eugen Dido Kvaternik |
| Profession | Military |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Awards |
Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Trefoil 1st Class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Austria-Hungary(1896–1918)  Kingdom of Yugoslavia(1918–1921)  Independent State of Croatia(1941–1943) |
| Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army (1896–1918) Yugoslav Royal Army (1918–1921) Domobranstvo (1941–1943) |
| Years of service | 1896–1921 1941–1943 |
| Rank | Vojskovođa |
| Commands | Domobranstvo |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Slavko Kvaternik (25 August 1878 – 7 June 1947) was one of the founders of the Ustaša movement, and one of the people most directly responsible for the Holocaust in Independent State of Croatia. Kvaternik was Croatian military commander and Minister of Domobranstvo (Armed Forces). On 10 April 1941 he declared the creation of the Independent State of Croatia.
Kvaternik was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and was involved in World War I. After collapse of the Austria-Hungary he joined the National Council of State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, and became Chief of the General Staff of the unrecognized State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. As such, he defended the region of Međimurje against Hungarians. He later transferred to the Royal Yugoslav Army and remained there until 1921.
In 1929, he was one of the founders of the Ustaša-Croatian Revolutionary Movement in Italy. After Germany invaded Yugoslavia in March 1941, he declared the creation of the Independent State of Croatia on 10 April 1941 with the support of the Axis. In the newly created state, he became the Minister of the Armed Forces and in 1943 he retired.
Kvaternik was born in Moravice (then known as Komorske Moravice) in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia of Austria-Hungary on 25 August 1878, the son of Ljudevit, a postman, and his wife, Marija (née Frank), who was of German descent and Catholic by religion. Her father, Josip Frank, was a Catholic convert from Judaism. During World War I, Kvaternik served as an adjutant of field marshal Svetozar Boroević and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. In 1918 he joined the newly formed National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, becoming the Chief of General Staff. At the end of the year, Kvaternik commanded Croatian troops during the successful campaign in Međimurje against the Hungarian army.
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