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andthe - - 52 million. respectevery and had a population of Hungary, whichwasmore superiorin could have beena to “threat” Austria- difficult tobelieve that, in1914, Serbia somewhat more than 4million, itis eration wars, withthepopulation of ian army. Exhausted by the two lib challenge from the Hungar Austro- bia wasfacedwithabigandalmighty tres away from thealliedfronts, Ser defend Serbia. Thousands ofkilome ple Ententeindirectly stoodready to tral aggression oftheforces oftheCen- So, defending themselves from the 1912 and1913, whichSerbiahadwon. intensified aftertheBalkan Wars of ocratic institutions. This perception burg Monarchy becauseofitsdem - perceived asathreat totheHabs- war againstSerbia, whichhadbeen hadbeenpreparing forHungary a dom ofSerbia. Fordecades, Austria- garian Monarchy attackedtheKing- War, began whenthe Hun- Austro- The First World War, i.e. theGreat Powers, the members of the Tri - - - - - Ružica Church, Belgrade Fortress Serbian soldier, sculpture to visittheplaces ofremembrance. innocent victimsalive. We invite you roes ofthose andkeepthememory this way, we pay respect toourhe never berepeated inthefuture. In oration of theevents which should inthecommem- able toparticipate other countriesoftheworld, Serbiais of theFirst World War, togetherwith ing the one hundredth anniversary sulting civiliancasualties. Bymark to theheroes ofthewarandre merous monumentsasatestament The Serbianpeople have erected nu- Germany on11th November 1918. the powers ofthe Triple Ententeand with thesigningofatrucebetween its male population. The warended ulation, andincluded 60percentof ofitstotalpop was almost one-third ants, war, destruction. Inthewhirlwindof suffered aheavy loss oflife andmuch enemy, farlarger innumber, Serbia ing onanunequalfooting againstthe ther 20millionwere wounded. Fight- million people were killed andafur In theFirst World War, more than15 Serbia lost 1.100.000 inhabit- soldiers andcivilians, which - - - - - 3 www.serbia.travel 4 in monuments belgrade grade. on theriverbankofSava, inBel- Serbian cultural goodandis located the RepublicofSerbia. Itstandsfor a The “Bodrog” rivercruiseisownedby rived. terways bywhichtheconquerors ar the SerbianState, aswell asthewa- the rivers have beentheborders of capital cityofSerbia. Forcenturies, the Sava, whichare symbols ofthe big European rivers, theDanubeand situated attheconfluenceoftwo Kalemegdan, theBelgrade is fortress, WAR FIRST w THE ТHE BEGINNING OF ORLD - Belgrade failed. of soldiers; theattempttoconquer dragging towboatswiththousands against to the convoy ofsteamers The citydefenders readily responded First World War. cruiser markedthebeginningof non shotsfrom the “Bodrog” river had declared war on Serbia, the can- after Austria-Hungary immediately On thenightof28 th and29 th July1914, gan justbeneathitswalls. from theFirst World War, whichbe flags, photographs and documents as well asarichcollection ofarms, nade thatfell onKalemegdan iskept, the Belgrade thefirstgre Fortress, Museumlocated in In theMilitary - - 5 www.serbia.travel 6 and unknownheroes rest. ground inwhich4,603 known crypt was erected, withtheornateunder the Defenders ofBelgrade 1914-1915 (Novo groblje), the Monument to At theBelgrade NewCemetery fenders ofthecitywasworndown. ance ofthesmallnumberde side,the enemy’s theheroic resist- tles, andwithaheavy loss oflife on attack. After three days offierce bat- Hungarian armytro- launched an ter whichthejointGermanand Aus- they fired 30,000 grenades at it, af- Belgrade wastheirfirsttarget, and around 300,000soldiers. destroy theSerbianarmy, whichhad tosurroundsoldiers, and setforth Central Powers, withtheir800,000 In October1915, thearmiesof longed to. and ofthestateswhichcitybe destiny ofthepeoples wholived here south ofEurope, also determined the from from thewest, the thenorth at thecrossroads dividingtheeast The uniquepositionofBelgrade lying BELGRADE 1914-1915 THE DEFENDERS OF MAUSOLEM TO WITH THE MONUMENT THE - - - mander ofthe2 Major Dragutin Gavrilović, thecom- tablishing abridgehead. order toprevent theenemy from es- attack withallitsavailable unitsin made adecision tolaunch acounter- October 1915, theSerbianCommand the Belgrade bankoftheDanubein After the Austrians hadsetashore on mand inthecourseofbattle: the bank, issuedthefollowing com- ble for thedefence ofthissection THE DANUBE QU THE MONUMENT ON nd battalionresponsi- A Y live theKing!L ong live Belgrade!” the KingandFatherland! Long longer exist. So, forward For toglory! about your lives becausetheyno fore, you nolonger needtoworry and the Land of our Fathers. There sacrificed for thehonourofBelgrade their records. Ourregiment hasbeen mand haserased ourregiment from diers! Heroes! The Supreme Com- our capital, mustbeunstained. Sol - bayonets. The honourofBelgrade, destroy themwithyour grenades and rout theenemy byyour fierce charge, “Soldiers, at3p.m. sharp, you should - grade from 1915wasbuiltin1988. Monument totheDefenders ofBel - On thebanksofDanube, the was wounded twice. killed, andMajorGavrilović himself majority oftheSerbiansoldiers were In thefierce battle that followed, the 7 www.serbia.travel 8 demolished to be rebuilt in1925. the First World War, thechurch was places ofworship tobefound. During is perhapsoneofthemostunusual century Austrian gunpowder store, built in1867byreconstructing an18 Church) intheBelgrade Fortress, Most HolyMotherofGod(Ružica The Church oftheNativity MOTHER OF GOD (RUŽICA CHURCH) CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY th

cast from cannonammunition, rep are twostatues, oneoneachside, At theentrance tothechurch, there of the20 as well theonefrom thebeginning resenting a medieval Serbian soldier Hungarians.Austro- the Danuberivers tofightwiththe trenches dug alongside theSava and ter whichtheywalkeddown tothe beginning oftheFirst World War, af- the Eucharistfor thelast time atthe defenders ofBelgrade hadreceived OF THE MOST HOLY th century. This iswhere the

- lets andSerbianofficers’ swords. lier made from First World War bul- Inside thechurch, there isachande the immediatevicinityofchurch. morial mausoleum inJakšić Tower, in Today, many ofthem rest intheme - - forces could clearly beseen. from where the Hungarian Austro- the Great War Island (Ratnoostrvo), of Belgrade andthefront lineabove drille, part heflewover thenorthern opened fire. Having visitedtheesca- where theFrench airplane ‘escadrille’ inBanjica, from visited theairport the throne Alexander IKaradjordjević, in-chief oftheSerbianarmy, heirto On 9 AVIATION THE SERBIAN th August 1915, thecommander- and bombs. equipped withheavy machine-guns ning of1915, the planes were already of theenemy troops. At thebegin- on thedeployment andmovements ceeded insubmitting precious data number ofplanes andballoons, suc- aviation force, whichhadasmall During 1914and1915, theSerbian French airplane „escadrille“ inBelgrade, 1915. Regent Aleksandar Karađorđević visiting First World War. to theSerbianMilitary Aviation inthe there isaspecialexhibition dedicated ums intheworld ofasimilar type, Aviation, oneofthebiggest muse fire. AtBelgrade Museumof Airport’s shot down aflying plane withcannon reputation asthefirst mantohave doje RakaLjutovac thusearnedhis 30 from theland, above Kragujevac on bia wasshotdown withcannonfire, Also, thefirstenemy plane inSer the land, on30 aboveKragujevac shot down withcannonfire, from The firstenemyplane inSerbiawas September 1915. th September 1915. CannoneerRa- th

- - 9 www.serbia.travel 10 one ofthevisualsymbols ofBelgrade. Today, thismonumentrepresents conquer thoseforces ofevil. right handisthere tointimidate or should theyawaken, thesword inhis rannical andforeign aggressors’ but ening of the forces of the dark, ty- and isonguard toprevent theawak hand watches the world around it naissance. The grey hawk inhisleft sents thebeginningofnewre The nakedman, thewarrior, repre First World War. empires thatceasedtoexistafterthe slavery oftheold andconservative over feudalismed tothevictory and ber 1928. The monumentisdedicat- was ceremonially unveiled inOcto ment called The Statueofthe Victor of theBelgrade themonu- Fortress, Salonika Front, onthehighestwall ofthebreakthroughversary ofthe On the occasion of the tenth anni- THE VICTOR THE STATUE OF

- - - - youth during andafterthewar. ucational help offered totheSerbian “Sorbonne” whichpersonifiestheed- and afemale figure withchildren of theFrench andSerbiansoldiers riors” whichrepresents thehardships There are two relief pedestals, “War bol ofFrance rushingtohelp Serbia. holding asword, whichisthesym- shows thesculpture ofawoman The monumentmade inbronze November 1930. France intheBelgrade on11 Fortress raised themonumentofgratitude to the FormerPupils ofFrench Schools la France) andthe Association of of France (Associationdes amisde War, the Association oftheFriends France andSerbiaintheFirst World betweenship, help andco-operation lonika Front. of the friend- In memory withdrawal andontheSa- toCorfu Serbia’s keyally, especiallyafterthe In theFirst World War, France was FRANCE GRATITOF UDE TO THE MONUMENT th - 11 www.serbia.travel 12 Every year,Every on15 tumes ofthe women wearing thetraditional cos- four –thefigures granite caryatids of two sides oftheentrance, there are form ofamausoleum. Oneachofthe of black granite andisshaped inthe entrances tothetomb. Itismade with long pathsleading tothetwo not farfrom theBelgrade citycentre, of theplateau on Avala Mountain The monumentislocated atthetop known Hero waserected. today’s grand MonumenttotheUn- the unknownSerbiansoldier in1922, erected a monument on the tomb of from the villages at the foot of Avala In 1938onthespotwhere thefarmers Hero. of theMonumenttoUnknown soldiers, killed inallthewars, infront state pay reverence totheSerbian Serbia, thehighestauthoritiesof oftheRepublic ‘Statehood Day’ ON AVALA THE UNKNOWNHERO MONUMENT TOTHE Y ugoslav nations.

th February –the February New Cemetery inBelgrade.New Cemetery countries whichislocated inside the ofthese cemetery ied inthemilitary French andItaliansoldiers were bur their lives during theFirst World War. of thousands ofalliedsoldiers lost lonika Front, istheplace where tens rounding countries, mainlytheSa- ofSerbiaandthesur The territory acknowledged byenemiesofthecity. intent. This isacharacteristic even adamant towards allthosewithevil Belgrade asfriends, anddecisive and dial towards allthosewhocometo grade’s inhabitantsare openandcor national and multicultural city. Bel- Belgrade has always beena multi- FOREIGN SOLDIERS MONUMENTS TO - - - roes –thedefenders ofBelgrade. granite, dedicated to theSerbian he another monument, made of black ument, general Mackensenraised yet In theimmediatevicinityofmon- capital citywere buried. killed while conqueringtheSerbian the Germansoldiers whohadbeen in Košutnjak, where Cemetery tary tumn of 1915, built the German Mili- which conquered Belgrade intheau- commander-in-chief ofthearmy German General Mackensen, the - French Military Cemetery,French Military Belgrade Germansoldiers, Kovin ofSerbian, . Cemetery Austrian and Belgrade Cemetery,. Austro-Hungarian Čačak and Austro-Hungarian Armies, . MemorialMausoleum ofSerbian Commonwealth, Niš ofBritain Cemetery . Military andGermanSoldiers, Niš ofSerbian Cemetery . OldMilitary Cemetery,. Greek Military Pirot Soldiers, Kragujevac Germanand Austro-Hungarian ofSerbia, Cemetery . OldMilitary Cemetery,Slovac Military . Kragujevac Cemetery,. French Military Zaječar in cemeteries militar foreign Quarter . . . . . The must-sees: www.dzntors1918.rs Liberation Wars Until1918 Traditions ofSerbian Association for Preserving www.tob.rs of Belgrade Tourism Organisation . . . . . Serbia: Skadarlija –theBohemian TempleSava’s St. Mountain Avala Ada Ciganlija–ariverlake Belgrade Fortress y

13 www.serbia.travel 14 ARMY THE SERBIAN VICTORIES OF THEGREAT IN 1914 where thecrucialbattle wasfought. erected in the settlement of Tekeriš, 3,500 warriors were buried, was a memorialmausoleum, inwhich A grandiose monumentinclusive of tack. from strategic defence tocounter-at- in theUSA, asanexample oftheshift academies,tary including West Point is studiedatthemostfamousmili- ofwar,piece oftheart and, today, it battle ofCerrepresents amaster it wasfought inanditsoutcome, the According tothemannerwithwhich intheFirst Worldallied victory War. won itsfirstvictory. That wasthefirst Stepa Stepanović, theSerbianarmy the commandofGeneral, later Duke the slopes ofthis mountain. Under mies faced each other and fought on 1914 wastheday whenthetwoar headed for Belgrade. August 15th, the boundaries ofthethenstate, and crossed theDrinaandSava rivers, clared, the Hungarian armyAustro- Two weeks after war had been de First World War. Austrian-Hungarian armies inthe fought between theSerbianand also thebattlefield ofthefirstbattle pleasant foot paths. This place was withmanySerbia, isapopular resort of part located inthenorth-western Today, the legendary Cer Mountain, TEKERIŠ, L MAUSOLEM, THE MEMORIAL OF CER THE BATTLE OZNICA

- - - riverbasin ofthemountainsDrina . . in Ethno-Compound Tršić . . The must-sees: www.togl.rs of Loznica Tourism Organisation . . . . Mountaineering onthepaths Banja Koviljača Spa Tronoša andthe Monastery Gallery Mića Popović’s 15 www.serbia.travel 16 As early as 12 ing uninvited guests. would enterandexitSerbia, includ- Serbia. Through thatgate, people been knownasthewestern gateof of Šabacinitscentre, hasalways and theDanuberivers, withthetown Mačva, thearea between theSava ants. and murdered some of theinhabit- Hungarian soldiersAustro- arrested enemy forces entered thetown. The Šabac wasbombed, afterwhichthe first day offighting, thetownof ŠABAC THE MONUMENT TOLIAN CIVI CASU . monasteries . . The must-sees: www.sabacturizam.org of Šabac Tourism Organisation . . . Obedska bara Nature Reserve Kaona andPetkovica National MuseumofŠabac th August 1914, onthe above thegrave-mound. in the1912-1918 wars, was erected ple ofŠabacwhohadgiven theirlives Serbian Soldier, dedicated tothepeo yard. In1934, theMonumentto in theCollective Tomb inthechurch The innocentvictimswere buried AL TIES, - an andBulgarian Occupying Forces. War Crimescommittedbythe Austri- for Determining ternational Court member oftheCommitteeIn- doctor, Rudolph Archibald Reiss, a the publicwasinformed byaSwiss tion in Mačvanski massacre againstthecivilianpopula- Hungarian soldierstro- committeda cupation in August of1914, the Aus- However, oc- during the short-lived tant economicactivityinthisarea. ofrose seedlingsisanimpor export by village ofLipolist. The growth and and the “Rose Days” event in thenear Prnjavor is well known for its flowers The quietsmalltownofMačvanski MAČVANSKI PRNJAVOR, ŠABAC THE MEMORIAL Prnjavor, of which CHAPEL - - WITH honorary citizenofthisplace. honorary memorial bustof Archibald Reiss, an In thechurchyard, there isalso the were buriedthere. and civilianwhohadgiven theirlives and theremains ofthe387warriors in thechurchyard of St. Ilia’s Church, chapel withamausoleum wasbuilt period from 1912to1918, amemorial the warriorswhowere killed inthe ofthesecasualtiesand In memory THE MAUSOLEM, Special Nature Reserve Obedskabara Special Nature Reserve 17 www.serbia.travel 18 on 8 launched thesecond attack onSerbia of Cer, the Hungarian armyAustro- Having beendefeated intheBattle battles during theFirst World War. turies wasthesiteofmany great the West whichhasexistedfor cen- This natural Serbianborder towards the DrinaRiver.” Andrić for hisnovel Bridge on “The the SerbianNobelPrize Winner Ivo mostespeciallyto ers andartists, always beenaninspiration to writ- not withoutreason. The Drinahas be abeautyamongstallrivers, and The DrinaRiver issaidbymany to MAČKOV KAMEN, KRUP THE MEMORIAL THE BATTLE ON THE DRINA RIVER th September1914. MAUSOLEM, ANJ were buried. Kamen andthesurrounding area, their lives inthebattles onMačkov mains ofthewarriors, whohadgiven soleum was erected, in which the re In thatplace in1932, amemorialmau- slopes ofGučevo Mountain. fought on Mačkov Kamen, onthe Drina River. The fiercest battles were been recorded astheBattle onthe there wasatrench battle, whichhas The attackwasrepelled, afterwhich - dered inaddition tomany soldiers. number ofelite officers were mur battle, a largebitter hand-to-hand offensive ontheDrinaRiver. Inthe tles intheFirst World War during the fought oneofthemostdifficultbat- terland ofKrupanj, theSerbianarmy nja Mountain, inthe immediatehin- In thisquietenvironment onJagod- ism. andrecreationaltoday tour onsport parks and four rivers, concentrates nificent surrounding area including Serbia, withitsmag- north-western The small town of Krupanj, located in THE MAUSOLEM, KRUP THE MEMORIAL CHURCH - - ANJ panj in1932. cension ofOurLord wasbuiltinKru - The memorial Church of the Karadjordjević. wounded, including PrinceDjordje were murdered officers and176 On theSerbianside, 115officers WITH

Holy As- . . . The must-sees: www.krupanj.org.rs of Krupanj Tourism Organisation in Bela Crkva the First World War (1914-1918) 1876 between and1912to . . . Serbia’s liberation wars Serbia’s Museum dedicated to tourism Sports-recreational Underground Town”“King’s 19 www.serbia.travel 20 Koviljača Spa was raised onBlack Peakin1929. here intheFirst World War in1914 warriors whohadgiven theirlives the Serbianand Hungarian Austro- A monumentandamausoleum to ceasefire. losses andthere wasatemporary attacks, botharmiessuffered huge After thefierce assaultsandcounter during theoffensives on theDrina. the beginningofFirst World War, the firsttrench battle was fought at vrh), knownfor itsdelightful views, apeutic climate. OnBlack Peak(Crni mountains, well-known for its ther is oneofthemostbeautifulSerbian right-hand side oftheDrinaRiver, Gučevo Mountain, located onthe GUČEVO, L THE MAUSOLEM, MONUMENT AND THE OZNICA - - . . . . The must-sees: www.togl.rs of Loznica Tourism Organisation . . . . Drina riverbasin of themountains Mountaineering onthepaths Banja Koviljača Spa in Tršić Ethno-Compound Tronoša andthe Monastery Gallery Mića Popović’s Special Nature Reserve Zasavica Special Nature Reserve Serbian army wasdefeated. garian army. Inthemanoeuvre, the ous andbetter-armed Hun- Austro- Leget, fought withthemore numer to theleft bankand, inthefield of crossed the Sava river from the right of theSerbianarmy the allies, parts in September1914, uponarequest by During thebattle ontheDrinaRiver reserve. there istheuniqueZasavica nature Located ontherightbankofriver, cities oftheancientRomanEmpire. town of Sirmium, one of the capital theremainsserved of theantique left bankoftheSava River, haspre Sremska Mitrovica, situatedonthe SREMSKA MITROVICA THE FIELD OF LEGET, THE MONUMENT IN - - an soldiers waserected in1923. spot, anewmonumenttotheSerbi- a wooden cross there. Onthesame marked bythe Austrians, who put The place ofthebattle wasfirst . . Reserve . Palace . . The must-sees: www.tosmomi.rs of Sremska Mitrovica Tourism Organisation . . . . . Wine Route The FruškaGora Mountain The wineroutes ofSerbia– Gora Mountain The monasteriesofFruška SpecialNature “Zasavica” Centre oftheEmperor’s The locality and Visitor 21 www.serbia.travel 22 in thatbattle. (Gvozdeni puk) whohadbeenkilled commander oftheIron Regiment at CerandofMilivoje Stojanović, the oftheSerbianarmy our ofthevictory pedagogue, Stanislav Binički, inhon- Serbian composer, conductor and played. Itwascomposedbyafamous the “March totheDrina”themewas celebrate peace. Inwarandpeace, Serbs went towarandreturned to The trumpetwasplayed whenthe tional costumes. oftheirtradi- uniform becamepart ofthe military of people justasparts ofthelives part came animportant peters fromunits, anditbe military trumpet wasmade popular bytrum- major event ofSerbiantourism. The peters’ Festival inGučahasbecomea trademark ofSerbia, andthe Trum- Wind orchestras have becomea e “Th to the March Drina ” - miration, worth ofamazement.”miration, worth ofad- same armytoashes–isworth empire butcrushthat one powerful they whonotonlyrepel thearmyof end…This smallnationoftheSerbs – cametoan printed…Everything for Serbiawere “Death certificates LAZAREVAC MAUSOLEM, CHURCH THE MEMORIAL RIVER THE KOLUBARA THE BATTLE OF WITH New York Times THE

the battle ofKolubara are buried. of around 20,000 warriorskilled in inLazarevac,St. Dmitry theremains In themausoleum oftheChurch of War. by theSerbianarmy intheFirst World achieved That wasthebiggestvictory Belgrade on15 town of Valjevo, ultimately liberating the front andadvanced towards the bian Army forced itsway through On Suvobor Mountain, theFirst Ser cember. and launch acounterattack inDe vigorate thearmy hehad taken over while, hemanagedto in- after ashort ed Commander oftheFirst Army, and later DukeŽivojin Mišićwasappoint- er, began. At thattimeGeneral and ubara, namedaftertheKolubara Riv- garian offensive, theBattle ofKol- In November 1914, anew Hun- Austro- th December. - - Detail oftheMausoleumDetail decoration www.tob.rs of Belgrade Tourism Organisation 23 www.serbia.travel 24 tion ofourcivilisation” had done for allofus, for thesalva- wearing peasantfootwear ‘opanak’ to remember allthattheseheroes for us isagoodopportunity “This Village Skakavci ĆELIJE MEMORIAL CHURCH, “L’Écho de Paris” 7,000 Serbianand Austrian-Hungar in 1924, asamausoleum for around of thechurch wasbrought toanend of St. George inĆelije. The building oftheMemorialChurch the crypts battle oftheKolubara were buriedin The soldiers killed inthecourseof to have beenaround 160,000. life ontheSerbianside isestimated 75,000 were imprisoned. The loss of escaped across theborder and Austrian soldiers, less than100,000 front-line. Outofaround 500,000 was fought on the over-200-km-long army wonduring theFirst World War the Allies in 1914 which the Serbian of gest andthemostfamousvictory The battle oftheKolubara, thebig- ian soldiers. - . . . The must-sees: www.mionica.webs.com of “Ribnica”,Mionica Tourism Organisation . . . Village tourism Spa Banja Vrujci Divčibare resort Slopes of Varovnica Slopes for theirfreedom.” and thebestofallsoldiers, fighting into thebravest, themost tenacious mediately transformed themselves their fields… And look howtheyim- proud oftheirrace andthelords of trouble, self-controlled, modest, and them; those are theSerbs –firmin are peasants, almost allof “Those MLADENOVAC VAROVNICE, COMPOUND OF THE MEMORIAL forces while breaking theSalonika Front. the commander-in-chief oftheallied French d’Espèrey, MarshalFranchet

bian soldiers waserected. the monumentdedicated totheSer On theslopes of Varovnica in1984, es from Serbia. and theexpulsion oftheenemy forc - fensive launched by theSerbianarmy fensive ended with the counter-of- was adequately confronted. The of- such asituation, thesuperiorenemy being the oldest reservists. Despite them beingover 50years of ageand in theSerbianarmy, themajorityof against thepoorlyequippedsoldiers Varovnica, the enemy forces fought from 6 Belgrade, afierce battle was fought vac, asmalltownnotfaraway from on Varovnica peaknearbyMladeno During thebattle oftheKolubara, th to10thDecember1914. On - - . . . The must-sees: www.tom.co.rs of Mladenovac Tourism Organisation . . . Pavlovac Monastery Selters banjaSpa Kosmaj Mountain 25 www.serbia.travel 26 Mountain Rudnik front –totheKolubara. 1914, 1,300 ofthemwere senttothe rank ofcorporal and, inDecember ing, theyhadreceived themilitary train- they completed theirmilitary school;however,military even before bian army. They were thensentto the Supreme CommandoftheSer placed themselves atthedisposalof in Serbiaand and Austria-Hungary number ofyoung menleft school At thebeginningofwar, alarge exhausted…” when itseemedtobelost and wonbySerbiaatthemoment victory this European warthantheunusual isnothingmore emotionalin “There RAJAC, LJIG PUPILS CORPORALS, MONUMENT TOTHE Observer - battles onRajac. the 1,300 inthe cadets whotookpart ofthebattle oftheKolubaraory and The monumentwaserected inmem- draw. counter-attack, were forced towith- self buteven more sooflaunching a be incapable notonlyofdefending it- who considered theSerbianarmy to The surprised Hungarian troops, Austro- www.turisticka.org Tourism Organisation ofLjig The must-sees: . of RajacandRudnik . . . Village tourism paths the on Mountaineering IN 1915 OF SERBIA THE DEFENCE 27 www.serbia.travel 28 Pustinja Monastery www.tov.rs Tourism Organisation of Valjevo . Tešnjar –theOld Town Quarter . Valjevo NationalMuseum Pustinja . Monasteries:Lelić, Ćelijeand The must-sees: itage andunspoiltnature. monuments anditsrichcultural her its museums, galleries andnumerous of the country,ern part takes pride in towns inSerbia, situatedinthewest- The townof Valjevo, oneoftheoldest CEMETER THE MEMORIAL Y, VALJEVO

- Fallen Soldiers in1914-1918 wasbuilt. world wars, theMonument to the were buried, andbetween thetwo World War in Valjevo, 3,429 soldiers of the First In the Memorial Cemetery months. domestic andforeign doctors infour 30,000 soldiers and70percentof swept away around 135,000civilians, the epidemic of spotted typhus the four-year warinSerbia, inwhich cult and the most dramatic year in of the war. That was the most diffi- lives inthecourseofsecondyear of warriorsandcivilianslost their hospitals, inwhichtensofthousands hosted one of thebiggestmilitary First Worldthe War,During Valjevo www.odmorukosjericu.rs Tourism Organisation ofKosjerić tourism . Village The must-sees: the twentieth century. rough timesfrom thebeginningof itsmemoriesofthehardserves and from allover theworld. Kosjerićpre of theirvillage households toguests diligent hosts, whoopenthedoors its rural tourismanditsfriendly cated inwestern Serbia, isknownfor Today, the small town of Kosjerić, lo c KOSJERIĆ TOMBSTONES, ROADSIDE hurch inthevillage ofSečaReka - - Seča RekanearbyKosjerić. the wooden church inthevillage of slabs, have beenpreserved around chronicle ofitsownkindonstone words andornamentsrepresent awar Scores ofroadside tombstones, whose roads andontheroad sides. of theminchurch yards, atcross- tombstones –were erected tomany were buried. Symbolic monuments– where theyhaddiedorwhere they was oftenimpossible tofindeither the First World War andfor whomit sands ofsoldiers inthecourseof throughout Serbia which lost thou- Kosjerić wasoneoftheplaces 29 www.serbia.travel 30 town centre. Wars of1912-1918 waserected inthe the Fallen Soldiers of Jagodinainthe First World War, theMonumentto ofthesoldiers inthe In memory army entered thetown. after whichthe Hungarian Austro- man bombersattackedJagodina, At theendofOctober1915, theGer vancing towards thesouth. in thevicinityoftownfrom ad- tried toprevent thesuperiorenemy tober 1915, the regiment ofJagodina of CerandtheKolubara battle. InOc- battles inwestern Serbia–thebattle diers from Jagodinafought intwobig ginning of the First World War, sol- Naïve andMarginal Arts. At thebe heritage including theMuseumof ists withitscultural andhistorical valley incentral Serbia, attracts tour Velika Morava (Great Morava River) The townofJagodina, located inthe JAGODINA FALLEN SOLDIERS, MONUMENT TOTHE - - - Milosav Jovanović, Stork, 1969, detail www.togjagodina.autentik.net of Jagodina Tourism Organisation Zoo . The Park . The Aqua andMarginal Arts . The MuseumofNaïve The must-sees: SERBIAN ARMY WITHDRAWAL VIA ALBANIA OF T THE H E

to beingwounded and exhausted. lost theirlives while withdrawing due 72,000 people are estimatedtohave roads.along ice-covered Around Albanian extremists, slowly moved diers andcivilians, under attacks of thousands ofwounded andsicksol - poorly-dressed column of hungry sea. The weary, poorly-equippedand the snowymountainstowards the ic corpsandcivilians, setoffacross Command, theking, thediplomat- with theGovernment, theSupreme bulk oftheSerbianarmy, together vember to21st December1915. The The withdrawal lasted from 24th No they hadrecovered theirstrength. intending toreturn toSerbiaonce atic SeaviaMontenegro and Albania, sion towithdraw towards the Adri- of theSerbianarmy reached adeci- that reason, theSupreme Command encircled andforced tosurrender. For the bulkofSerbianarmy could be sult ofthis, there wasathreat that Greece. saloniki innorthern As are and cutoffthe roads towards Thes- the Bulgarian army entered Serbia to withdraw. Without declaring war, bia, andforced theSerbiantroops Belgrade ofSer andthelarger part ian and German armies occupied In October1915, the Hungar Austro- - - - - two spacesoutside. known warriorswere buriedinthe ors, whereas theremains of1,532 un - remains ofidentified Serbianwarri- which there are 1,232 boxes withthe soleum ontheisland of Vido, inside were buriedinthememorialmau- After thewar, themajorityofthem cemeteriesinCorfu. military buried atseaandintwenty-seven Around 10,000Serbiansoldiers were on theisland, andlater –inthesea. died daily. First, theywere buried site side Up to 300 of them of Corfu. barked on Vido Island, ontheoppo sick Serbiansoldiers were disem- Several thousands ofexhaustedand toCorfu. ported 1916 whentheywere theywere trans- diers remained in Albania untilMay toCorfu. Aroundported 8,000 sol- civilians andrefugees were trans- around 160,000soldiers and15,000 to21st 1916,14th January February and replenish theSerbianarmy. From would toaccommodate serve Corfu that thealliesdecided theisland of the RussianEmperor’s ultimatum, in coastal Albania. Itwas onlyafter posed tounheard-of suffering, even by the allies, the refugees were ex tains, while waitingtobehelped Having crossed thecraggy moun- - - 31 www.serbia.travel 32 therland. to thewardefend Serbia–theirfa - into squads ofvolunteers andwent training, hadbeengroupedmilitary tween 1915and1918, and, afterashort vived. They hadleft theirhomesbe Serbs who had sur north-American Amongst them, there were also the land for theirbravery. the warhadended, theywere given and atthebeginningof1918. Once lonika Front around theendof1917 of thisdivisionwere senttotheSa- the EasternFront. The 18,500 people had surrendered totheRussianson the subjects of Austria-Hungary, who was formed, consistingoftheSerbs, the FirstSerbian Volunteers Division In Odessa, Russia, on 16 teer soldiers ontheSalonika Front. the First World War, primarilyvolun- lished bythecolonising veterans of Banatsko Karadjordjevo wasestab BANATSKO KARADJORDJEVO TOMONUMENT THE VO LUNTEERS, th April 1916, April - - - were putup. those who had been given land here marble plaques withthenamesofall to the Volunteer wasbuiltand the Next tothechurch, theMonument . CarskaBara”, Eco-Safari . oftheMost HolyMotherofGod . . The must-sees: www.visitzrenjanin.com Tourism Centre ofZrenjanin . . . . “Tiganjica” Ethno-compound “Tiganjica” Special Nature Reserve “ The Church ofthe Ascension Zrenjanin NationalMuseum Tiganjica Etno-compound vilians. over 20,000 insurrectionists and ci- taliated against thembywiping out Bulgarian occupying forces cruellyre suppressed afteronemonth, andthe and thesurrounding areas. Itwas 1917, and spread throughout Toplica ing beganinKuršumlijaFebruary which thepeople rebelled. The upris- population for their army, against ians began to mobilizethe Serbian Around theendof1916, theBulgar eral resources. mal-mineral waterspringsandmin- Toplica, anarea knownfor itsther cated tothissaint, isthecentre of ofthetowndedi- in theoldest part in thesouthofSerbia, withachurch Prokuplje, thetownofSt. Prokopios Pločnik Archeological Site Pločnik Archeological PROKUPLJE FALLENLDIERS, SO MONUMENT TOTHE - - - town. 1912-1918 centre isinthevery ofthe ca who gave their lives in the wars of The MonumenttoPeople from Topli- Europe inthattime. It wastheonlyuprisinginenslaved . . (Hammeum) . . The must-sees: www.topk.rs of Prokuplje Tourism Organisation . . . . Toplica NationalMuseum Church ofSt. Prokopios Hisar –Old Town Centre Pločnik Archaeological locality locality Pločnik Archaeological 33 www.serbia.travel 34 on us!” ed theoutcomeofthiswar. SHAME “62,000 Serbian soldiers havedecid- BREATHROUGH German Emperor, inhistelegram to Bulgarian Emperor Ferdinand Wilhelm IIHohenzollern, SAL OF T FRONT ONIKA THE H E

Nidža Mountain, ontheborder be on Kajmakčalan, thehighestpeakof 1916. baptismbyfireThe army’s was to the Salonika Front in the spring of theSerbianarmyCorfu, were sent recuperation on After theirshort of themountain. onthetop church andinacemetery killed, were buried in amemorial ing soldiers. The soldiers, who were were 4,266killed, wounded ormiss- of Bitolj. On the Serbian side, there peak ofthemountainand town life, the Serbianarmy conquered the garian forces andwithaheavy loss of combat withthemore numerous Bul- desperately beenfightinginclose nia, inSeptember 1916. After theyhad tween Greece andtoday’s Macedo - - World War. that announcedtheendof theFirst the mainrole, wonthecrucial battle amongst whichtheSerbian army had positioned The jointalliedforces, bian army of140,000soldiers were gin from thesectorwhere theSer decided thattheoffensive should be finally bemade inSeptember. Itwas reached thatabreakthrough should In thesummerof1918, adecision was mainly calm untilSeptember1918. Salonika Front ceasedanditwas allied states, theoperations onthe fronts and the disagreement of the Due totheproblems ontheother - - tered Skopjeon25 from toanother. onevictory They en- as possible led theSerbiansoldiers keen desire toreach Serbiaassoon ofthefront wasbroken.part Their tack. After aclose combat, themain Second Serbian Army launched anat- which wasliberated on11 Army were advancing towards Niš, multaneously, theunitsofFirst Bulgarians signed theirsurrender. Si- Bulgarian border. Fourdays later, the which they continued towards the ulated. 3 ly marched intoBelgrade. As earlyas At thedawn of15 and on1 rd November, capit- Austria- Hungary st November, theyvictorious- th th September, after September, the th October, Albania, Greece, Macedonia andBul- soldiers were killed andwounded in Salonika Front battles, the Serbian bia, inDecember1915andduring the After theyhadwithdrawn from Ser were buriedonpeak ofKajmakčalan. buried; the around 500 soldiers were warriors Thessaloniki, 7,315 inZeitenlik, Cemetery bian Military were builtafterthewar. IntheSer cemeteriesandmonuments tary where theyhadlost theirlives, mili- sult of deadly wounds. On the spots ers were eitherkilled ordiedasare offensive, 9,303 soldiers andoffic- Salonika Front, andintheultimate been fightinginthebattles ofthe years in which the Serbian army had For theduration of thetwoandahalf - - - throughout Europe andNorth Africa. neighbouring countries as well as are located ontheterritories ofthe Cemeteries The SerbianMilitary tries. Cemeteriesinthosecoun- Military erland andwere buriedintheSerbian their lives faraway from theirmoth- all inNorth AfricaandFrance, ended pitals andreception centres, firstof who were treated attheallies’hos- graves. Many soldiers andcivilians, they were buriedmainly in collective mous losses inthosecamps, where all in Austria-Hungary, suffered enor camps oftheCentral Powers, firstof who were tothenumerous deported garia. The arrested Serbian soldiers, Memorial chappelandmemorialmausoleum, Kajmakčalan, F.Y.R. ofMacedonia - 35 www.serbia.travel 36 people important www.gtokg.org.rs Kragujevac of Organisation Tourist townofBorač medieval . The church andtheremains ofthe Kragujevac” . MemorialPark “October in Foundry” . NationalMuseumandthe “Old venac” . Historicalcomplex of “Milošev The must-sees: ory. where achapelwasbuiltinhismem- inBelgrade,in theNewCemetery to Serbia and buried transported In November 1926, hisremains were ical treatment in1916, where he died. From hewent Corfu, toNicefor med- mountains togetherwiththearmy. though sick, hecrossed the Albanian While withdrawing from Serbia, al- the otheronKolubara. great victories–theoneonCerand ed the first year of the war with two to hisstrategic tacticsSerbiaend- army intheFirst World War. Thanks drew upthewarplans oftheSerbian gether with duke Živojin Mišić, he of theKingdom ofSerbia, andto the Supreme Command of the Army War. As theHeadofGeneral Staffof dom of the Kingdom ofSerbiaandtheKing- ceived thehighestrank inthearmy of first ofthe four dukes tohave re Radomir PUTNIK RADOMIR DUKE Y ugoslavia intheFirst World Putnik (1847-1917) was the

- - Monument toDuke Radomir Putnik, Kragujevac 37 www.serbia.travel 38 Stepa Stepanović, Čačak Monument toduke a museum. was bornhasbeentransformed into from thewar. The housewhere he 1918 andtheexpulsion ofBulgaria of theSalonika Front inSeptember cess isrelated tothebreakthrough day’s Macedonia. The greatest suc- around Bitola, ofto ontheterritory in thebattles onKajmakčalan and army andits first successesin1916, oftheSerbian in there-organisation heplayedIn Corfu, asignificant role main forces oftheSerbian army. attempts topenetrate therear ofthe vented theBulgarian army from their together withthe Timočka Army, pre autumn of1915, duke Stepa’s army, During theinvasion ofSerbiainthe of the Hungarian army.Austro- actions alltheway tothedestruction inthe tacking enemy andtookpart the Kolubara, they stopped theat- defended Mačva, andinthebattle on the battle ontheDrinaRiver, hisarmy intheFirstfirst victory World War. In es andenabled theSerbstowintheir defeated the Hungarian forcAustro- - Army, whoonthemountainofCer was thecommander oftheSecond Duke StepaStepanović(1856–1929) STEP DUKE STEP Tourism Organisation ofČačak ANOVIĆ www.turizamcacak.org.rs A - - www.mionica.webs.com Tourist Office Mionica “Ribnica” www.tov.rs Tourist Office of Valjevo . Tešnjar –theOld Town Quarter . Valjevo National Museum Pustinja . Monasteries:Lelić, Ćelijaand The must-sees: great military leader.great military to thelife, ofthe workandwarfare is apermanentexhibitiondedicated al architecture. Inthehouse, there a precious monumenttotradition- born, inStruganiknearby Valjevo, is The housewhere Živojin Mišićwas during therout oftheSalonika Front. also commanded theSerbianarmy mand towards theendofwar. He General StaffoftheSupreme Com- only tobeappointedastheHeadof Mišić firstcommanded theFirst Army army. Onthe Salonika Front, duke better-equippedHungarian Austro- againstthemore numeroustory and battle oftheKolubara andwonavic- launched acounter-offensive inthe commander oftheFirst Army, which Duke Živojin Mišić(1855–1921) wasthe DUKE ŽIVOJIN MIŠIĆ

Monument todukeŽivojimMišić, Mionica 39 www.serbia.travel 40 1941, detail Bojović,Duke Petar Uroš Predić: www.zlatar.org.rs Tourist-Sport Centre “Zlatar” The must-sees: Petar Bojovićwaserected. western Serbia, amonumenttoduke In Nova Varoš, in nearhisbirthplace grade on1stNovember 1918. toliberate Bel- the occupiedterritory Salonika Front andentered deep into have broken theenemies’lineson Army. The First Army wasthefirstto became thecommander oftheFirst resigned from thepositionandagain expansion oftheSalonika Front, he the alliesregarding theissueof cause ofthedifferences hehadwith a position he held until June 1918. Be eral StaffoftheSupreme Command, he wasappointedastheHeadofGen- mand the First Army. 1916, In January wounded andcould nolonger com- battle on the Drina River, he was commander oftheFirst Army. Inthe Petar Bojović(1858—1945) wasthe At thebeginningofwar, duke . . . DUKE PETAR BOJOVIĆ . . . Mileševa Monastery Mileševa Uvac SpecialReserve Mountain Zlatar - www.topolaoplenac.org.rs “Oplenac” Topola Tourism Organisation The must-sees: Church ofSaintGeorge onOplenac. He wasburiedinhislegacy -the September 1919. Hereturned toBelgradeock cart. in the people, eitheronfoot oronabull- While crossing Albania, hewaswith out thewaryears. ter remained withhissoldiersthrough- Although beingagedandsick, KingPe against Serbia. later, declaredAustria-Hungary war heir apparent tothethrone. Onemonth powers toCrown Prince Alexander, In June1914, hetransferred theking’s erator. remembers himasKingPetertheLib First World War, theSerbiannation the Balkanwarsandmoreover, inthe from 1918to1921. Duetohismeritsin Serbs, theCroats andtheSlovenes 1903 to1918, andthekingof dynasty, wasthekingofSerbiafrom the originator of the Karadjordjević the grandson ofKaradjordje Petrović, King KARADJORDJEVIĆ KING PetER I . royal family, Oplenac . . . . . Wine routes ofOplenac The mausoleum oftheSerbian town Karadjordje’s Peter I Karadjordjević (1844-1921), - - King Petar IKarađorđević,King Petar Uroš Predić: 1921, detail 41 www.serbia.travel 42 also beenbuiltin her honour. Jošanička BanjaSpaamonumenthas named after Milunka Savić, andin on herBelgrade house, inthestreet A memorialplaque hasbeenputup of Arc’. French said she was the ‘Serbian Joan Given herexceptional courage, the as well asBritishandRussianorders. of HonourandtheCroix theGuerre, the twoorders oftheFrench Legion decorations, shewasthe holder of endeavours. from national Apart number ofwardecorations for her woman whoreceived thelargest When the war ended, she was the had beenwounded ninetimes. Kolubara. She survived, although she guished herself in the battle of the sault trooper. distin- Sheparticularly there asabomberandan- to thefront asarecruit. Shefought disguised herselfasamanandwent her brother from mobilisation, she First World War. Inorder toprotect heroine oftheBalkanwars andthe Milunka Savić (1889–1973)wasa MILUNKA SAVIĆ www.turizamcacak.org.rs Tourism Organisation ofČačak The must-sees: and RastkoPetrović wasopened. the Memorial Museum of Nadežda heroine wasbuiltin1955, andin1975, ment tothisgreat and female artist In hernative town ofČačak, amonu- fering from thiscontagiousdisease. diers andcivilianswhohadbeensuf- been takingcare ofotherSerbiansol- 1915, inthehospitalwhichshehad She diedfrom typhusin Valjevo in Balkan wars and the First World War. tury, volunteered asanurseinthe the beginningoftwentieth cen- significant Serbian female paintersof Nadežda Petrović, oneofthemost NADEŽDA PETROVIĆ . . . Gorge . . . . . Banja Spas Atomska BanjaandOvčar National MuseumČačak of Nadežda Gallery Petrović Art Monasteries ofOvčar-Kablar

43 www.serbia.travel 44 www.tom.co.rs ofMladenovac Tourism Organisation The must-sees: Fountain inMladenovac in1915. sion erected the Memorial “Crkvenac” diers oftheFirst-CallMoravska Divi- typhus, led byDrElsie Inglis, thesol- bian soldiers infected withspotted who were medicallytreating theSer mission ofthewomenfrom Scotland As atokenofgratitude tothesanitary soldiers. imprisoned Austrian had beenbrought by intothecountry epidemic ofspottedtyphus, which the contagious diseases, inparticular tion was to suppress the spread of ed, theirmostsignificantcontribu- from medically treating the wound- nurses cametothecountry. Apart nursing attendants andhospital male volunteers, doctors, nurses, first two years ofwar, over 600 fe cines, food andmoney. Duringthe consisting of medical staff, medi- to receive aidfrom foreign countries From theendof1914, Serbiabegan D ...... Pavlovac Monastery Banja SeltersSpa Mountain Kosmaj r ELSIE INGLIS - - Flora Sandes duringher visittoBelgrade, 1954 brave Englishwoman. ofDedinjenamedafterthis part There is a street in Belgrade’s elite ment. intheIronwhom sheserved Regi- Serb –LieutenantJanaćkoJović, with the love ofFlora Sandes story anda are beingmade for afilm dedicated to deeds. InGreat Britain, preparations London, also wrote about herbrave New Among othernewspapers, the ‘The vanced to therank ofalieutenant. down oftheSalonika Front, andad- treat via Albania and the breaking inthere ed. Shealso participated many battles, shewasbadlywound- Mihailo” Iron Regiment. Inoneofthe as a soldier volunteer in the “Prince next year, shewasformally enrolled from England in1914asanurse. The Serbian army; she came to Serbia her hands, fought asasoldier inthe an from the West who, withagunin Flora Sandes wastheonlyonewom- FL ORA SANDES Y ork Times’ and ‘The Times’ in and Times’ ork Times’ ‘The - 45 www.serbia.travel 46 www.tob.rs Tourism Organisation ofBelgrade him in Topčider Parkin August 1931. bia builtamonumentdedicated to OfficersandReserve WarriorsofSer rade andafriend, theSocietyof As atokenofgratitude toawarcom- Front. onthe Salonika won itsfirstvictory the place where theSerbian army wasburiedonKajmakčalan, his heart Cemetery. According tohiswishes where hewasburiedinthe Topčider After thewar, helived inBelgrade, bania. Army withwhich hecrossed into Al- as avolunteer, hejoinedtheSerbian familiar with such atrocities. eastern Serbia, andmade theworld the occupying forces inwestern and ing totheevildeeds perpetrated by lected numerous documents relat- during the First World War, he col- garian Occupying Forces inSerbia committed bythe Austrian andBul- for Determining Court War Crimes the CommitteeofInternational Government in 1914. As amember of invitation received from theSerbian 1929) cametoSerbiafollowing an publicist, Dr Archibald Reiss (1876- anne, well- knowncriminologist and A professor attheUniversityLaus- of reaches heroism.” often bravery “Your people are brave andtheir D D REISSr ARCHIBALD Dr Archibald Reiss Dr Archibald Later, - Monument toDr Archibald Reiss, Belgrade the UnitedStatesof America support.” suffered –thesameprinciples which which Serbiachivalrously fought and should remember theprinciples for of theUnitedStates America…, “It isappropriate thatthepeople in whichhewrote: most allrelevant daily newspapers, andpublishedinal- out thecountry which wasread inchurches through- announcement tothe Americans, casion, president Wilson issuedan other statebuildings. Onthatoc- was toflyonthe WhiteHouseand according towhichtheSerbianflag First World War, on28thJuly1918, ofthebeginning anniversary Wilson issuedanorder onthefourth tity,president Woodrow American tice, freedom andthenationaliden- bian nation’s chivalrous fight for jus- As asignofsolidarity withtheSer WOODROW WILSON - 47 www.serbia.travel Some of the monuments dedicated KEEP DISCOVERING SERBIA! Tourist Information Centre & Souvenir Shop to the First World War in Serbia Also available on www.serbia.travel National Tourism Organisation of Serbia Čika Ljubina 8, 11000 Belgrade .. Aleksandrovac: Monument to the Fallen Warriors of 1914-1918 .. Pančevo: Monument to the Victims of the First World War Phone: +381 11 6557 127 .. Banatsko Karađorđevo: Monument to the Volunteers of 1912-1918 .. Peć: Monument to the Fallen Warriors of 1914-1918 Email: [email protected] www.serbia.travel .. Bajina Bašta: Monument to the Fallen Warriors of 1914-1918 .. 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