Kosta Nađ
Kosta Nađ | |
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| Born | 13 May 1911 |
| Died | 19 November 1986 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav People's Army |
| Service years | 1941–1974 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Conflicts | Spanish Civil War World War II |
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Konstantin "Kosta" Nađ (Hungarian: Nagy Kosztá; 13 May 1911 – 19 November 1986) was a Yugoslav Partisan army general, Hero of Socialist Labour of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Yugoslav Peoples, and a general of the post-war Yugoslav People's Army who commanded Partisan units during World War II in Yugoslavia. Before the war, Nađ fought in the Spanish Civil War. He is considered one of the best military leaders of WWII, and led the Yugoslav 3rd and 4th Armies driving the Axis out of Yugoslavia, entered Austria and Trieste and was the highest ranked officer involved in Bleiburg Repatriations.