Glušci, Serbia Explained

Official Name:Glušci
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Statistical Region
Subdivision Name1:Šumadija and Western Serbia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Mačva
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Mačva District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bogatić
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2002
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:44.8878°N 19.5422°W

Glušci (Serbian: Глушци pronounced as /ɡlǔːʃtsi/) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,346 people (2002 census).

The First World War

Glušci was the scene of fierce fighting between the armies of Serbia and Austria-Hungary during the First World War. The latter attempted to seize the whole Mačva territory of northwestern Serbia starting on 1 September 1914. However, the Serbian Army stopped their advance by 7 September, using a diagonal line of multiple trenches running through Glušci and neighboring Uzveće. The invasion ended ten days later with an Austrian foothold in the Mačva with the frontlines unchanged. Casualties ran into the many thousands on both sides.

On 5 November 1914, the Austrians conducted a new offensive and overran the trenches running through Glušci. This initiated the third offensive against Serbia. However, the results of the Battle of Kolubara were decisive for the Serbian Army, causing the Austrians to evacuate all of Serbia, including the Mačva, by the middle of December 1914.

Glušci was totally destroyed and abandoned during the war, and rebuilt only after the peace.

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