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Anton Haus | |
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Born | Tolmein, Austrian Empire (now Slovenia) | 13 June 1851
Died | 8 February 1917 Pola, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) | (aged 65)
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
Service | Austro-Hungarian Navy |
Years of service | 1869–1917 |
Rank | Grand Admiral |
Commands | Chef der Marinesektion (Commander of Navy) (February 1913-February 1917) |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa Order of Leopold (Austria) Order of the Iron Crown (Austria) Order of Franz Joseph |
Anton Johann Haus (13 June 1851 – 8 February 1917) was an Austrian naval officer. Despite his German surname, he was born to a Slovenian-speaking family in Tolmein (now Tolmin, Slovenia). Haus was fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I and was the Navy's Grand Admiral from 1916 until his death.