Kosta Nađ

Kosta Nađ
Kosta Nađ
Born	13 May 1911; Petrovaradin, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary; (now Serbia)
Died	19 November 1986 (aged 75); Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia; (now Serbia)
Allegiance	Yugoslavia
Service / branch	Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service	1941–1974
Rank	General of the Army
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War; World War II
Awards	Order of Freedom; Order of the National Hero;

Konstantin "Kosta" Nađ (Hungarian: Nagy Kosztá; 13 May 1911 – 19 November 1986) was a Yugoslav Partisan army general who commanded Partisan units during World War II in Yugoslavia, primarily in and around the Vojvodina region.^[1]

Biography

Born on 13 May 1911 in Petrovaradin, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, he fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), and also played a prominent part in the Yugoslav People's Liberation War. ^{[citation needed]}

His 3rd Army advanced through Yugoslavia and into Austria before the war ended. He was president of the Yugoslav Partisans' veteran association from 1974 to 1981. He died in Belgrade on 19 November 1986, aged 75.^{[citation needed]}