Rudolf Maister

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Rudolf Maister
Rudolf Maister in 1919
Nickname(s)	Vojanov
Born	(1874-03-29)March 29, 1874 Kamnik, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary (now Kamnik, Slovenia)
Died	July 26, 1934(1934-07-26) (aged 60) Unec, Yugoslavia (now Unec, Slovenia)
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary  State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs  Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Years of service	1890–1923
Rank	Divisional general
Commands	Slovenian army Commander of Maribor
Battles / wars	World War I Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia
Awards	Signum laudis Order of White Eagle Order of Star of Karađorđe Order of Saint Sava
Other work	Poet and self-taught painter

Rudolf Maister (pen name: Vojanov; 29 March 1874 – 26 July 1934) was a Slovene military officer, poet and political activist. The soldiers who fought under Maister's command in northern Slovenia became known as "Maister's fighters" (Slovene: Maistrovi borci). Maister was also an accomplished poet and self-taught painter.