Stjepan Sarkotić

Baron
Stjepan Sarkotić
Stjepan Sarkotić in a uniform of a lieutenant field marshal in 1915
9th Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
22 December 1914  3 November 1918
Appointed byFranz Joseph I of Austria
Preceded byOskar Potiorek
Succeeded byOffice abolished
(Atanasije Šola as President of the People's Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Personal details
Born(1858-10-04)4 October 1858
Sinac, Croatia, Austrian Empire
Died16 October 1939(1939-10-16) (aged 81)
Vienna, Nazi Germany
Resting placeZentralfriedhof, Simmering, Vienna, Austria
NationalityCroat
Alma materTheresian Military Academy
ProfessionSoldier
AwardsOrder of the Iron Crown
Order of Leopold
Military service
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Branch/serviceAustro-Hungarian Army
Years of service1884–1918
RankGeneraloberst
UnitKöniggrätz Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
1st Mountain Brigade
Intelligence Department of General Staff
Commands7th Infantry Division
XII Corps
5th Infantry Brigade
88th Land Rifle Regiment
44th Home Guard Infantry Division
VI. Royal Military District
42nd Home Guard Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I

Stjepan Freiherr Sarkotić von Lovćen (also Stefan Sarkotić, Stjepan Sarkotić, or Stephan Sarkotić; 4 October 1858 – 16 October 1939) was an Austro-Hungarian Army generaloberst of Croatian descent who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina and military commander of Dalmatia and Montenegro during the First World War.