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Leon (Lav) Rupnik

( 1880 - 1946 )

Biography

Born on 10th August 1880 in Lokvama near today's Nova Gorica in Slovenia then Austro-Hungarian monarchy. From 1st September 1895 to 18th August 1899 studies at infantry cadet school in Trieste after which he receives rank of Junior 2nd Lieutenant. Continues at War school in Vienna from 1905 to 1907 and form 1901 to 1902 serves in 15th Engineer Battalion (Pionierbataillon Nr.15 in which 92% were Croats and Serbs) in Klosterneuburg for specialization as engineer officer in infantry.

After World War 1 he was admitted to Yugoslav army on 21st May 1919 in rank of active staff major.

After declaration of Independent State of Croatia (NDH) left Yugoslav army and as civilian staid with retried colonel Lulic. Left Zagreb by train on 17 April for Slovenia.

Ranks

  • 18th August 1899 - Junior 2nd Lieutenant
  • 1st November 1900 - 2nd Lieutenant
  • 1st May - 1st Lieutenant
  • 1st November 1913 - Captain 1st Class
  • 1st February 1918 - Major
  • 1st March 1923 - Lieutenant-Colonel
  • 28th June 1927 - Colonel
  • 28th June 1933 - Brigadier General
  • 31st December 1937 - Lieutenant General

Decorations

  • The Order of the White Eagle 4th Class (1920)
  • The Order of St. Sava 4th Class
  • The Order of the Star of Karageorge 4th Class
  • The Order of The Yugoslav Crown 4th Class
  • The Order of The Yugoslav Crown 3rd Class
  • The Order of The Yugoslav Crown 2nd Class (1936)

Assignments

Austro-Hungarian army:

  • 1st August 1914 to 28th February 1916 - chief of staff of 1st Mountain Brigade as infantry captain
  • 1st March to 10th July 1916 - officer for operational and tactical tasks (Ia) in 50th and 63rd Infantry Divisions
  • 10th July 1916 to 1st December 1917 - officer for operational and tactical tasks in 42nd Infantry Division
  • 1st December 1917 to 31st July 1918 - chief of staff in 42nd Infantry Division
  • 1st August to 30th October 1918 - chief of staff of Boka Kotorska and costal defense of Southern Dalmatia

Kingdom SHS/Yugoslavia:

  • Staff duties in Herceg-Novi
  • 1919 to 1920 - Staff duties in Banja Luka
  • Staff duties in Zajecar, Banja Luka
  • 1921 - chief of staff in Nish
  • 1928-1930 - chief of staff of Drava divisional district
  • Staff duties in Varazdin, Skopje and Kragujevac
  • 18. March to 3. November 1938 - manages fortifications works
  • Form 3rd November 1938 - commander of fortifications works
  • 1941 - chief of staff of First Army Group in Zagreb

Collaboration:

  • 1942 - mayor of Ljubljana under Italian occupation
  • 1943 - chief of civilian administration of Ljubljana province under German occupation
  • 1944 - Chief Inspector of Slovenian Home Defense
  • 1945 - commander of Slovenian Home Defense

Died

Executed in 1946

Bibliography

  • Aleksandar Vojinović: Leon Rupnik, Centar za informacije i publicitet, Zagreb, 1988, ISBN 86-7125-030

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