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Chetniks In The Balkan Wars
The Chetniks in the Balkan Wars, were paramilitary groups issued of the Serbian Chetnik Organization which, after fighting in the Macedonian Struggle, came under the supervision of the Royal Serbian Army as auxiliary force. During the Balkan Wars, the Chetniks detachments were used as a vanguard to soften up the enemy forward of advancing armies, for attacks on communications behind enemy lines, as field gendarmerie and to establish basic administration in occupied areas. They were used in both Balkan Wars. Background The Chetniks were members of Serbian irregular units that were active following Serbia's struggle for independence against the Turks in the nineteenth century starting with the Macedonian Struggle. Those guerrilla detachments, known to the Ottomans as Komitadji, first fought for the liberation of Christian territories from imperial Ottoman rule then mostly against rival komitadji bands in Ottoman Macedonia such as the Bulgarian IMRO as both group aimed to maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojin Popović
Vojin Popović, known as Vojvoda Vuk ( sr, Војин Поповић, војвода Вук; 9 December 1881 – 29 November 1916) was a Serbian ''voivode'' (military commander), who fought for the Macedonian Serb Chetniks (i.e. komiti) in the Struggle for Macedonia, and then the Serbian national army in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Life Vojin was born on 9 December 1881 at Sjenica, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day southwestern Serbia). Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Kragujevac, where Vojin attended school. He chose a career in the military. On 3 November 1901, he became ''second lieutenant''. He was among the first ''cheta'' (bands, 'čete') heading for ''Old Serbia'', i.e. Makedonia (1905). He was killed after being shot through the heart on top of the Staravinski vis near Gruništa, Novaci Municipality Novaci ( mk, ) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. '' Novaci'' is also the name of the village where the munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragutin Nikolić
Dragutin ( Cyrillic: Драгутин) is a masculine given name. Those bearing it include: * Stephen Dragutin of Serbia * Dragutin Topić * Dragutin Dimitrijević * Dragutin Mitić * Dragutin Tadijanović * Dragutin Šurbek * Dragutin Lerman * Dragutin Gavrilović * Dragutin Ristić * Dragutin Zelenović * Dragutin Domjanić * Dragutin Mate * Dragutin Čelić * Dragutin Čermak * Dragutin Babić * Dragutin Esser * Dragutin Novak * Dragutin Vrđuka * Dragutin Gostuški * Dragutin Tomašević * Dragutin Friedrich * Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger * Dragutin Stević-Ranković * Dragutin Brahm * Dragutin Vabec * Dragutin Karoly Khuen-Héderváry See also * Dragutinovo, former village * Dragutinović Dragutinović ( sr, Драгутиновић) is a Serbian patronymic surname derived from a masculine given name Dragutin. Notable people with the surname include: * Branko Dragutinović, football player * Diana Dragutinović, Minister of Finance ..., surname {{given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojislav Tankosić
Vojislav Tankosić ( sr-cyr, Војислав Танкосић, 20 September 1880 – 2 November 1915) was a Serbian military officer, ''vojvoda'' of the Serbian Chetnik Organization, major of the Serbian Army, and member of the Black Hand, who participated in the May Coup and was accused of involvement in the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Overview Tankosić was born in Ruklada, in the Tamnava region near Valjevo. His family came from Bosnian Krajina. He finished Gymnasium and the prestigious Military Academy. He showed high national consciousness, and gained the trust of Milorad Gođevac and the other Chetnik leaders. Tankosić was sent as a secret agent, undercover, into Ottoman Macedonia to study the terrain and people for future action. As Dragutin Dimitrijević Apis' trustee, he executed Queen Draga's two brothers, in 1903, in the May Coup, which saw the murder (and overthrowing) of King Alexander Obrenović. He participated in the Battle of Čelopek (Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Božin Simić
Božin Simić (1881–1966) was a veteran of the struggle for Macedonia and Old Serbia, member of the Black Hand, a volunteer in the Balkan Wars and World War I, and prior to World War II became a Communist spy, a traitor to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Biography Born on 20 October 1881, in the village of Veliki Siljegovac near Kruševac. His parents were teachers. Simić graduated from the Military Academy in Belgrade and took an active part in the May Coup in 1903. From 1911 he was the supervising officer of the Vranje border region and the Ottoman Empire. He was a liaison officer in touch with Chetnik Voivode Vojislav Tankosić in Macedonia with the task of transferring arms and men across the border to Turkish-occupied territory. In August 1912, he joined a secret society called the Black Hand. During the First World War, he was a company commander. In 1916 he travelled to Imperial Russia, wherein Odessa he was in charge of recruiting soldiers for the Serbian army from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikodim Racić
Nikodim is a masculine given name which may refer to: *Saint Nikodim I (died 1325), Eastern Orthodox saint, 10th Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of the Serbs *Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov) of Leningrad Metropolitan Nikodim (secular name Boris Georgiyevich Rotov russian: Борис Георгиевич Ротов, 15 October 1929 – 5 September 1978), was the Russian Orthodox metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod from 1963 until his dea ... (1929–1978), Metropolitan of Leningrad and Minsk, and undercover KGB agent * Nikodim Milaš (1845–1915), Serbian Orthodox Church bishop {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubomir Vulović
Ljubomir Vulović ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Вуловић, 6 January 1876 – 27 June 1917), known by his nickname Ljuba (Љуба), was an artillery major in the Serbian Army, conspirator of the May Coup, and member of the Black Hand. Life Ljubomir R. Vulović (Љубомир Р. Вуловић) was born in Vukosavce, in the Kragujevac ''okrug'' of the Principality of Serbia. He finished three years of gymnasium and the artillery NCO school. He was given the rank of lieutenant on 21 March 1898, then elevated to major on 14 March 1899. He was a founding member of the Central Board of Vranje, of the Serbian Chetnik Organization, alongside Ljuba Čupa, V. Karić, S. Zlatičanin, Jovan Nenadović, Dragiša Đurić, Petar Pešić, and others. Nikola Pašić decided to get rid of the most prominent members of the Black Hand movement, by then officially disbanded. Dimitrijević and several of his military colleagues were arrested and tried on false charges of the attempted ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Sekulić
Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name for males, as of 2010. (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. People * Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, of the |
Order Of Battle Of The Serbian Army In The First Balkan War
The order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War is a list of the Serbian units that fought the major campaigns against the Ottoman army from October 1912 to May 1913. Apart from the infantry divisions of the Serbian army, one Bulgarian infantry division was also part of it. Order of battle First Army Under the command of Crown Prince Alexander Karađorđević. Chief of Staff: Colonel Petar Bojović. Second Army Commander: General Stepa Stepanović Third Army Commander: General Božidar Janković Army of Ibar Commander: General Mihailo Živković Javor brigade Commander: Colonel Milivoje Anđelković * III supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line ) * IV infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Vilotije Marković * 3rd battery ( detached from Drina divisional artillery division ) * 4th mountain battery ( II line ) * 1st Užice position battery * 6th heavy battery 120 mm * cavalry squadron See also * First Balkan war The First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debar
Debar ( mk, Дебaр ; Albanian: ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe;'' ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority of 74% and is North Macedonia's only city in which ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian. Name The name of the city in Macedonian is ''Debar'' (Дебар). In Albanian; ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe'' (meaning "Great Dibra", in contrast to the other Dibër in Albania). In Serbian ''Debar'' (), in Bulgarian ''Debǎr'' (), in Turkish ''Debre'' or ''Debre-i Bala'', in Greek, ''Dívrē'' () or ''Dívra'' (), in Ancient Greek ''Dèvoros'', Δήβορος and in Roman times as ''Deborus''. Geography Debar is surrounded by the Dešat, Stogovo, Jablanica and Bistra mountains. It is located 625 meters above sea level, next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
