Johann von Salis-Seewis | |
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 Johann von Salis-Seewis | |
| Born | December 8, 1862 Karlovac, Croatia-Slavonia Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) |
| Died | October 24, 1940 (aged 77) Zagreb, Banovina of Croatia Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary |
| Service/ | Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1883–1918 |
| Rank |  General of the Infantry |
| Unit |  Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Commands | 42nd Home Guard Infantry Division 92nd Landwehr Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Relations | Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis |
| Military Governor of MGG/S Serbia | |
| In office 1 January 1916 – 6 July 1916 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph I |
| Succeeded by | Adolf von Rhemen |
Johann von Salis-Seewis (8 December 1862 – 24 October 1940) also known as Johann Ulrich Graf von Salis-Seewis was an Austro-Hungarian military officer during World War I. Austrian Salis-Seewis commanded the Croatian 42nd Honvéd Infantry Division (nicknamed the Devil's Division) first as part of the unsuccessful Serbian Campaign of 1914 and then on the Carpathian Front. On his return, he became military commander of Vienna before serving as the first military governor of the Military General Governorate of Serbia during the Austro-Hungarian occupation. He later commanded the 92nd Landwehr Infantry Division during the Romanian campaign and headed the Supreme Command in occupied Romania. After the dissolution of the Austro–Hungarian monarchy, following its defeat in the war, Salis-Seewis settled in Croatia where he got involved with the Croatian fascist Ustaše.