Maximilian Njegovan

Maksimilijan Njegovan
Born(1858-10-30)30 October 1858
Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia, Austrian Empire (now Croatia)
Died1 July 1930(1930-07-01) (aged 71)
Zagreb, Croatia Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Branch Austro-Hungarian Navy
Service years1877–1918
RankGrand Admiral (on the retired list)
CommandsChef der Marinesektion (Commander of Navy) (April 1917)
Flottenkommandant (Fleet Commander) (1917)
Commander of the 1stDiv of the 1st Battle Sqdr and battleship Tegetthoff (1914)
Chief of staff of Navy Commander (1907-1909)
Commander of the battleship Budapest (1905-1907)
ConflictsFirst World War
AwardsOrder of the Iron Crown (1917)
Order of Leopold (Austria) (1914)

Maksimilijan Njegovan (31 October 1858 – 1 July 1930) was an Austro-Hungarian admiral of Croatian descent. He was the Navy's senior administrator as well as its fleet commander in World War I, from 1917 to 1918. He "inherited a competent but exhausted service."

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