Career
Born in Vinkovci on 26 August 1910 to a Croatian Jewish family, Kadelburg completed his secondary education there. Before the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, he had been a reserve officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army. He was interned in Prisoner Of War camps in Germany during World World War World War II With Doctor Albert Vajs, Kadelburg helped tend to surviving Yugoslavian Jews in the aftermath of the Holocaust.