Géza Lukachich von Somorja

Baron Géza Lukachich von Somorja (29 March 1865 – 25 December 1943) was an Austro-Hungarian military officer and nobleman. He was a lieutenant general in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. Lukacich von Somorja graduated from a military school in Temesvár and upon graduation, he joined an infantry regiment. He would later teach at the Maria Theresa Military Academy and the Honvéd Ministry. Earning him the Officer's Gold Knight's Medal. On 10 March 1915 he was promoted to major general. and returned to the Italian front in August 1917. On 17 August 1917, Lukachich von Somorja was awarded the Order of Maria Theresia, and with it the title of Baron of Somorja. During the early days of 1918, he was put in charge of many garrisons throughout Hungary and promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant on 9 March 1918.

Later life After World War I, he was installed as the military commander of Budapest. While there, attempted to suppress the Aster Revolution, however his efforts failed. On 30 October 1918, he was arrested by the pro-revolutionary Hungarian National Council led by Mihály Károlyi. Following his release in 1919, he retired from the army and founded the National Association of Retired Military Officers. He would serve as the organization's president until his death. Géza Lukachich was also the president of the National Association of Homeowners. He died in the third district of Budapest at 4:00 a.m. on 25 December 1943.

Family Lukachich von Somorja was a descendant of the Lukachich family, a Hungarian noble family of Croatian origin. His parents were József Lukachich and Laura Szlexy. He married Erzsébet Gizella Halmos, with whom he had two daughters.

Works Reasons for the Mutilation of Hungary (Budapest, 1932) Defending the Doberdo in the First Battle of Isonzo (Budapest, 1918, Athenaeum Publishing House)