Marko Mesić (soldier)

For the priest who fought in the Ottoman Wars, see Marko Mesić (priest).

Marko Mesić
Born(1901-09-30)30 September 1901
Bjelovar, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Died9 February 1982(1982-02-09) (aged 80)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Buried
Mirogoj Cemetery
AllegianceRoyal Yugoslav Army
Wehrmacht (Croatian Legion)
Yugoslav People's Army
BranchArmy
Service years1941–1945
RankColonel
CommandsCroatian Legion
WarsWorld War II
AwardsIron Cross
Military Order of the Iron Trefoil
RelationsFranjo Mesić (father)
Katarina Blau (mother)
Dragutin Mesić (brother)

Marko Mesić (30 September 1901 – 9 February 1982) was a decorated gunnery officer who served in the armies of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Independent State of Croatia, and the SFR Yugoslavia. He is best known for being the final commander of Croatian legionnaires in World War II, serving in the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front in the Battle of Stalingrad, and later joining the Yugoslav People's Army.

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