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Josip Gamberger
( 1894 - 1956 )
Biography
Born on 18 January 1894 in Tuzla, father Josip and mother Terezija, born Hager. Grown up in Petrovaradin with seven brothers Vatrolsav, (Viktor?). In Tuzla he completed four years of primary and four of classical gymnasium, after which went to Cadet school in Kamenica which took another four years.
On 11 December 1919 in Djakovo he married Mickia born Kraljevic on 25 May 1899 u Djakovo, following year on 21 September they had daughter Melita.
Although during war he personally stopped departure of two rail wagons with Jews to Auschwitz and protected his adjutant Petrica Petric from SS prosecution, Josip Gamberger was spared of prosecution after the war and was sentenced to prison term on Goli otok where he died.
In book by Vjenceslav Topalovic, SREDNJA BOSNA – ne zaboravimo HRVATSKE ŽRTVE 1941.-50./1991.-95., Zagreb, 2001., page 67 mentions that Josip Gamberger religion was Hebrew but this is incorrect information since he was always Roman Catholic. Question remains of how did this error turned up and one of possibility is that his religion was changed during post war trials in Yugoslavia by his friends to get him lower sentence.
Rank
- 1 May 1945 - General
Decorations
Duties
- from 20 September 1910 until 29 October 1918 served in Austro-Hungarian army
- from 29 October 1918 to 12 January 1930 in Army of State Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- from 1930 to 1941 retired
- from 20 April 1941 to 8 May 1945 in Croatian Home Defense as deputy commander of Replacement command in Pozega, Tuzla, Travnik and Petrinja
Died
In 1956 in Goli Otok prision.
Bibliography
- Igor Prosinecki, grandson of Josip Gamberger
- Croatian State Archive, 487. Ministry of Armed Forces NDH, Personnel department, Birth certificate of Gamberger Josip
- Hrvatsko Domobranstvo u Drugom Svjetskom Ratu, II dio, Ivan Kosutic, 953-96297-1-3, Privredni Marketing, Zagreb, 1994
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