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Smederevo Fortress Explosion
The Smederevo Fortress Explosion was a disaster that occurred in Smederevo, then in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia under German occupation, now in modern Serbia), on the 5 June 1941. Stockpiled ammunition and gasoline in Smederevo Fortress belonging to defeated Royal Yugoslav Army exploded due to unknown reasons. The number of casualties is also uncertain, estimates range from several hundreds to 2,500 killed. Background After the capitulation of the Yugoslavia in the April War, the Germans designated Smederevo as a place where captured equipment, weapons, ammunition and gasoline of the former Royal Yugoslav Army would be stored. From there it would be transferred to Germany, which was preparing to attack the USSR. Smederevo was connected by railway and is located on the Danube. The seized material was loaded by RYA prisoners. Explosion The day of the explosion was a market day and the inhabitants of the surrounding set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eksplozija U Smederevu 1941 10
Eksplozija is the nineteenth studio album by Serbian singer Dragana Mirković. It was released in 2008. Track listing #Nauči me (Teach me) #Laste (Swallows) #Zemljo okreni se (Earth, turn around) #Pun je grad života (City is full of life) #Jedino moje (My one and only) #Zapaliću srce (I'll light up my heart) #Nešto lepo (Something nice) #Slavuji (Nightingales) #Sve bih dala da si tu (I would give everything for you to be here) #Eksplozija (Explosion) #Ti me rani (You hurt me) #Ko je ta (Who is she) #Život moj (featuring Daniel Đokić) (My life) #Jači nego ikad (featuring Mile Kitić, Šemsa Suljaković, Sinan Sakić and Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnian folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singers of the band, together with Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mir ...) (Stronger than ever) References 2008 albums Dragana Mirković albums {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velika Plana
Velika Plana ( sr-Cyrl, Велика Плана, pronounced ) is a town and municipality located in the Podunavlje District of Serbia. As of 2011, the town has 16,088 inhabitants, while the municipality has 40,902. Velika Plana lies on the left bank of Velika Morava. Neighbourhoods The municipality of Velika Plana has 13 settlements. The town of Velika Plana is composed of three townships: Town Mains, Stari Odbor (the Old Downtown), and Bresje. Town Mains is further subdivided into the neighbourhoods of Centar, Bugarija, Đurakovac, Kod Železničke (railway station area), Gloža-Ciglana (brick factory area) where a tiny Morava river village has been reconstructed, and Magareća Glava ('Donkey Head'). There is also a satellite so-called weekend settlement () next to the Pokajnica monastery between Velika Plana, Staro Selo and Radovanje. Demographics As of the 2011 census, the municipality has 40,902 inhabitants. Ethnic groups The ethnic composition of the municipality: Ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia Under German Occupation
The Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (german: Gebiet des Militärbefehlshabers in Serbien; sr, Подручје Војног заповедника у Србији, Područje vojnog zapovednika u Srbiji) was the area of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that was placed under a military government of occupation by the Wehrmacht following the invasion, occupation and dismantling of Yugoslavia in April 1941. The territory included only central Serbia, with the addition of the northern part of Kosovo (around Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat. This territory was the only area of partitioned Yugoslavia in which the German occupants established a military government. This was due to the key rail and the Danube transport routes that passed through it, and its valuable resources, particularly non-ferrous metals. On 22 April 1941, the territory was placed under the supreme authority of the German military commander in Serbia, with the day-to-day administration of the territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Explosions In Serbia
An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of hea ..., usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known as detonations and travel through shock waves. wikt:subsonic, Subsonic explosions are created by low explosives through a slower combustion process known as deflagration. Causes Explosions can occur in nature due to a large wikt:influx, influx of energy. Most natural explosions arise from volcano, volcanic or supernova, stellar processes of various sorts. Explosive volcanic eruptions occur when magma rises from below, it has very dissolved gas in it. The reduction of pressure as the magma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
