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Emil von Woinovich

1851 – 1927

Austrian military historian

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Lived 1851 – 1927 (aged 75). Emil von Woinovich was an Austrian military historian, archivist, historian and archive manager.

Emil Vojnović von Belobreska (also Emil Woinovich; 23 April 1851 – 13 February 1927) was an Austro-Hungarian Army general and historian from the Military Frontier who until 1915 was the director of the War Archives in Vienna. He also authored 11 books, mainly on war history. A street in Vienna is named after him.

Early life and military career Vojnović was born in Petrinja, then part of the Slavonian Military Frontier, 23 April 1851. He attended the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt from 1866 to 1870. He attended the k.u.k. War College from 1873 to 1875. From 1892 to 1896 he was the head of the Evidenzbureau. Vojnović was promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant in 1903 and General der Infanterie in 1908.

Vojnović was given the title of von Belobreska in the Hungarian-Croatian nobility in 1908 and was subsequently also given the title of Freiherr in the Austrian nobility in 1916. He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Science in Vienna.

Vojnović is buried in Vienna's Zentralfriedhof.

Works Battles in Lika, Croatia and Dalmatia (Kämpfe in der Lika, in Kroatien und Dalmatien), 1906 Battles in Southern France 1815 (Kämpfe im Süden Frankreichs 1814), 1912

Awards Order of the Iron Crown III. Class, 1896 Order of Leopold, 1906 Order of Franz Joseph, 1908

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Military historian, archivist, historian, archive manager
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Order of Franz Joseph

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Who was Emil von Woinovich?

Austrian military historian (1851–1927)

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Emil von Woinovich was born on 23 April 1851 in Petrinja.

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Emil von Woinovich died on 13 February 1927 in Vienna.

What was Emil von Woinovich's occupation?

Emil von Woinovich was a military historian, archivist, historian and archive manager.

What nationality was Emil von Woinovich?

Emil von Woinovich was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emil von Woinovich

· Wikidata: Q1307897

· DBpedia: Emil Vojnović

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