Historical Journal, Vol. 75 No. 1, 2022.
Original scientific paper
Anton Lipošćak: portrait of a general and military governor in Poland
Stanisław Pijaj
Abstract
The article focuses on Anton Lipošćak (1863–1924), an Austro-Hungarian officer of Croatian descent. It presents Lipošćak’s family background and connections, the stages of his career in the army and in the military administration on the Russian territories inhabited by Poles, occupied during WWI by Austria-Hungary, where he served as the military Governor General. It also relates the events which took place in Zagreb in late 1918 and the so-called Lipošćak Affair, as well as its impact on the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Keywords
Anton Lipošćak; Habsburg Monarchy; Croats; Austro-Hungarian army; Lublin; Poland
Hrčak ID:
285296
URI
Publication date:
9.11.2022.
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