Paul Stupar

Paul Stupar (27 December 1866 – 26 January 1928) was an Austro-Hungarian naval officer holding the rank of rear admiral.

Paul Stupar
Born(1866-12-27)27 December 1866
Pazin, Austrian Empire (now Croatia)
Died26 January 1928(1928-01-26) (aged 61)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Service/branch Austro-Hungarian Navy
Years of service1886–1928
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldCommander of the minelayer Salamander (1907-1910)
Commander of the torpedo boat Satellit (1910-1912)
Commander of the light cruiser Aspern (1913)
Commander of the armored cruiser Sankt Georg (1913)
Commander of the battleship Babenberg (1914)
Commander of the military warehouses of Šibenik (1914-1917)
Commander of the battleship Erzherzog Friedrich (1917-)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Awards

Early life

Stupar was born on 27 December 1866 in Pazin, Austria-Hungary, to Jakov and Maria Stupar (née Camus), and was baptized as Paulus Ioannes (Paul Johann, Pavao Ivan). Stupar's father Jakob was a lower official at the district court of Pazin.[1]

In 1882, Stupar enrolled at the Austrian naval academy in Rijeka, graduating in 1886, the year in which he began his career in the navy.

In July 1898, he was part of the commission of a fire extinguishing experiment.[2]

Career

Stupar is noted with the rank of ship-of-the-line lieutenant (Linienschiffsleutnant) in 1901-04 on the staff list of Rijeka's naval academy. His brother Anthäus was professor at the academy from 1903 until 1914.

In 1907, Stupar was appointed commander of the minelayer Salamander in Pula. In 1910, he commanded the torpedo boat Satellit as corvette captain, and in 1912 was promoted to the rank of frigate captain.[3] In 1913 he then commanded the light cruiser Aspern,[4] participating in the naval blockade of Montenegro.[3][1][5] He assumed command of the armored cruiser Sankt Georg in August 1913 and commanded it until October of that year. In March 1914 he became the commander of the battleship Babenberg.[6]

He commanded the military warehouses in Šibenik since August 1914, with the rank of battleship captain.[7]

He commanded the battleship Erzherzog Friedrich in 1917, and on 1 May 1918 was promoted counter admiral (i.e. rear admiral).[7][8]

Stupar was twice awarded the Military Merit Cross 3rd Class.[7]

References
  1. Schmidt-Brentano, Antonio (1997). Die österreichischen Admirale: 1915-1924. Biblio. p. 187. ISBN 9783764825201.
  2. Mischinger, Manfred (2022). Feuer am und beim Wasser Band 3 Brandschutz und Feuerwehr in der KuK Kriegsmarine von Venedig über Triest nach Pola. Books on Demand. p. 225. ISBN 9783756252862.
  3. Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum (1997). Hadtörténelmi közlemények Volume 110, Issues 3-4 (in Hungarian). Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum. p. 438.
  4. Ueberall illustrierte Zeitschrift für Armee und Marine · Volume 15 (in German). Boll u. Pickardt. 1913. p. 699.
  5. Csonkaréti, Károly (2001). Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia haditengerészete 1867-1918. Kossuth. p. 192. ISBN 9789630942447. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. Strauss, Heinz (2016). Peter Freiherr von Handel-Mazzetti unzensurierte und geheime Einblicke eines k.u.k. Marineoffiziers. Pro BUSINESS GmbH. p. 82. ISBN 9783864605192.
  7. Prodan, Goran. "Stupar, Paul" (in Croatian). Istrapedia. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. "Braća Nauta u vlastitoj vili" (in Croatian). Regional Express.

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