Eduard Bunić

Who was Eduard Bunić?

Eduard Bona-Bunić, was a Croatian World War II soldier and member of the Bunić family, an old Austro-Hungarian noble family.

Bona Bunić served as pukovnik konjanički in the Croatian Home Guard. From September 1943 he was in command of the II. konjanički sklop.

He later joined the Brzi zdrug, and commanded the unit at the defense of Travnik. Yugoslav Partisans took the town, resulting in Bona Bunić leading one last defense which resulted in his death on October 2, 1944. He received the nickname Vitez Zrinski od Travnika, owing to his noble background.

In 1943, Bona 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, which gave him the title of vitez.