Eduard Bunić, also Eduard Bona-Bunić (1894 – 2 October 1944 in Travnik) was a Croatian World War II soldier and member of the Bunić family, an old Croatian and Austro-Hungarian noble family.

Bunić served as pukovnik konjanički (colonel of cavalry) in the Croatian Home Guard. From September 1943 he was in command of the II. konjanički sklop (II. Cavalry Group). He later joined the Brzi zdrug (Mobile Brigade), and commanded the unit at the defense of Travnik. Yugoslav Partisans took the town, resulting in Bunić leading one last defense which resulted in his death on 2 October 1944.

Eduard Bunić

In 1943, Bunić was decorated with the Military Order of the Iron Trefoil Fourth Class and the Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir Third Class. He was posthumously promoted to general and awarded the Golden Ante Pavelić Medal for Bravery.

Eduard Bunić

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1894 births

1944 deaths

People from Travnik

Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I

Royal Yugoslav Army personnel

Croatian Home Guard personnel

Croatian military personnel killed in World War II

Recipients of the Medal of Poglavnik Ante Pavelić for Bravery

Recipients of the Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir

Recipients of the Military Order of the Iron Trefoil

People killed by Yugoslav Partisans

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