Svetozar Boroević von Bojna - the Knight of Isonzo

Ljubljana, 11 August - General Svetozar Boroević von Bojna, the commander of the Austro-Hungarian forces on the Isonzo Front who successfully deflected the attacks of the stronger Italian army, was considered one of the more able commanders of WWI. As Boroević noted in his memoirs, he was "the only field marshal the southern Slavs had ever produced".

Field Marshal Svetozar Boroević von Bojna, the WWI commander of the Austro-Hungarian forces on the Isonzo Front.
Photo: Archive of the Isonzo Front 1915-1917 Association

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The Throne of Boroević, a stone monument dedicated to Svetozar Boroević von Bojna, the WWI commander of the Austro-Hungarian forces on the Isonzo Front.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

Archduke Eugen of Austria, who commanded the Italian Front, Field Marshal Svetozar Boroević von Bojna, who commanded the Isonzo Front, and Charles I, the last Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
Photo: Archive of the Isonzo Front 1915-1917 Association

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