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Jovan Petrović (general)
Jovan Petrović (Serbian: Јован Петровић; Sombor, Austrian Empire, 16 June 1843 - Niš, Kingdom of Serbia, 19 March 1902) was a Serbian Army general, Minister of Defence and Minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Serbia. He also served as 10th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Serbia from 1894 to 1897. Military Academy Jovan Petrović was born on 16 June 1843 in Sombor. His father Petar was the head of the workshop at the Military Technical Institute in Kragujevac. Jovan finished high school in Belgrade, then he finished four grades of Gymnasium in Kragujevac, and in Belgrade, he graduated from Velika škola. He then enrolled in the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1860. He graduated from the Academy in 1865, when he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. During the incident at Čukur česma in 1862, he joined the freedom fighters at the barricades. War Academy in Berlin After graduating from the Military Academy, he served in the Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sombor
Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 47,623 (), while its administrative area (including neighboring villages) has 85,903 inhabitants. Name and etymology In Serbian, the city is known as ''Sombor'' (Сомбор), in Hungarian and German as ''Zombor'', in Croatian and Bunjevac as ''Sombor'', in Rusyn as ''Zombor'' (Зомбор), and in Turkish as ''Sonbor''. The older Hungarian name for the city was ''Czoborszentmihály''. The name originates from the Czobor family, who were the owners of this area in the 14th century. (The family name came from the Slavic name ''Cibor''.) The Serbian name for the city ''(Sombor)'' also came from the family name Czobor, and was first recorded in 1543, although the city was mentioned in historical documents under several more names, such as ''Samobor, Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, most populous city, as measured by population within city limits having gained this status after the United Kingdom's, and thus London's, Brexit, departure from the European Union. Simultaneously, the city is one of the states of Germany, and is the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country in terms of area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.5 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Public Works ...
This list indicates government departments in various countries dedicated to public works or infrastructure. See also * Public works * Ministry or Board of Public Works, the imperial Chinese ministry overseeing public projects from the Tang dynasty to the Qing * Ministry of Works (other) {{Types of government ministers Public works Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community. They include public buildings ( municipal buildings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military service. The rank of colonel is typically above the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank above colonel is typically called brigadier, brigade general or brigadier general. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Vatican, colonel is the highest rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian General Staff
The Serbian Armed Forces General Staff ( sr, Генералштаб Војске Србије, Generalštab Vojske Srbije) is the highest authority within the Serbian Armed Forces and a significant command entity with numerous organizaional units under its direct command. Missions General Staff possess operational authority over the armed forces. Its primary roles and responsibilities include: *developing the command structure *establishing a plan of recruitment and schedule for recruits *regulating training of the armed forces *establishing plans for education and training, *performing other tasks determined by law. Composition Members Members of five most senior ranking officers who make strategic and tactical preparations and procedures for use during peacetime and war. Associate members Associate members are heads of specific organizational structures within the General Staff. Structure There are various brigades and brigade-size entities directly subordinated to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksinac
Aleksinac ( sr-Cyrl, Алексинац) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a population of 17,978 inhabitants, while the municipality has 51,863 inhabitants. History Prehistory and Antiquity The territory of the municipality of Aleksinac has been inhabited since the neolithic age. Most of the settlements in the area belong to the Vinča cultural group, and are located on the western side of the South Morava river. After the fall to the Romans this territory was included in the province Upper Moesia and after 293 AD it was in the Mediterranean province Dacia. A Roman military road ( Via Militaris) was built in 1st century AD across the territory. There were also two stations for rest ( mansio) and change of horses ( mutatio) along the road on the territory of Aleksinac: Praesidium Pompei and Rappiana. Their location is still unknown, although there are few candidates for this position. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katun Army
Katun may refer to: Places * Katun (river), a tributary of the Ob in Siberia, Russia * Katun Mountains or Katun Alps, a mountain range in Russia, part of the Altai Mountains * Katun (Vranje), a village in Vranje Municipality, Serbia * Katun (Aleksinac), a village in Aleksinac Municipality, Serbia * Gornji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia * Donji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia * Katun, Pljevlja, a village in Pljevlja Municipality, Montenegro * , a village in Poreč Municipality, Croatia * Katun, Burma, a village in Mon State, Myanmar (Burma) * Katun, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Katúň, a village in Eastern Slovakia * Katun Božički, a summer hamlet in the Komovi Mountains, Andrijevica, Montenegro * , a small province (''nahiya'') during the Ottoman rule in Montenegro Other uses * Katun (commune) Katun ( sq, Katund; ro, Cătun; sr, Катун) is the name for the form of medieval self-governing community (family, set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Chernyayev
Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Черняев) (3 November / 22 October 1828, Bender, Bessarabia Governorate – 16 August 1898) was a Russian major general, who, together with Konstantin Kaufman and Mikhail Skobelev, directed the Russian conquest of Central Asia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II. Life Mikhail Chernyaev was born in 1828 in Bender, in the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. He belonged to a Russian noble family descended from Novgorodian boyars. His father was Grigory Nikitich Chernyaev (1787 – 1868), an officer, a participant of the Battle on Borodino. His father was a commandant of a number of French towns after the defeat of Napoleon. During 1841, he was appointed the city governor of Berdiansk. He was educated at the Nicholas Staff College, enlisted in the army in 1847, and distinguished himself in the Crimean War and in the Caucasus Mountains region. After serving as divisional Chief of Staf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timok
The Timok (Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимок; ro, Timoc), sometimes also known as Great Timok ( sr, Велики Тимок, Veliki Timok; ro, Timocul Mare), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 km of its run it forms a border between eastern Serbia and western Bulgaria. It is a branchy system of many shorter rivers, many of them having the same name (Timok), only clarified with adjectives. From the farthest source in the system, that of the Svrljiški Timok, until its confluence (as ''Veliki Timok''), the Timok is 202 km long. The area of the river basin is .Velika Morava River Basin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prugovac
Prugovac ( sr-cyrl, Пруговац) is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas .... According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 318 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References Populated places in Nišava District {{NišavaRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Šumatovac
The Battle of Šumatovac ( sr, Bitka na Šumatovcu) or Battle of Aleksinac ( tr, Aleksinaç Muharebesi) happened in 1876, in central Serbia, near the town of Aleksinac. The outnumbered Serbian army, led by colonel Kosta Protić, won a tactical victory in this defensive battle against the Ottoman forces. In a major tactical blunder the Ottomans spent a whole day frontally attacking a well-entrenched pentagonal redoubt defended by two Serbian battalions armed with muzzle-loading rifles and 6 cannons supported by about 40 additional artillery pieces positioned on the overlooking hills. Background Military operations After the quick collapse of the Serbian offensive on all fronts (July 2-11th 1876), Serbian eastern and southern armies were pushed back (July 15-August 6), and the Ottoman forces took Zaječar and Knjaževac. However, Ottoman eastern army was unable to push further into Serbia proper on the eastern front, due to very rough and inpassable mountain terrain of the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Morava
The Great Morava ( sr, Велика Морава, Velika Morava, ) is the final section of the Morava ( sr-Cyrl, Морава), a major river system in Serbia. Etymology According to Predrag Komatina from the Institute for Byzantine Studies in Belgrade, the Great Morava is named after the Merehani, an early Slavic tribe who were still unconquered by the Bulgars during the time of the Bavarian Geographer. However, after 845, the Bulgars added these Slavs to their ''societas'' (they are last mentioned in 853). Length The Great Morava begins at the confluence of the South Morava and the West Morava, located near the village of Stalać, a major railway junction in Central Serbia. From there to its confluence with the Danube northeast of the city of Smederevo, the Velika Morava is 185 km long. With its longer branch, the West Morava, it is 493 km long. The South Morava, which represents the natural headwaters of the Morava, used to be longer than the West Morava, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
