Early Life
Kvaternik was born in Moravice (then known as Komorske Moravice) in Kingdom of Croatia Austria-Hungary on 25 August 1878, the son of Ljudevit, a postman, and his wife Marija Frank, who was of German descent and Catholic by religion. During World War I, Kvaternik served as an adjutant of field marshal Svetozar Boroević and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
In 1918 he joined the newly-formed National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, becoming the Chief of General Staff. At the end of the year, Kvaternik commanded Croatian troops during the successful campaign in Međimurje against the Hungarian army.
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