Miša Aleksić-Marinko Explained

Miša Aleksić-Marinko
Birth Name:Milan Aleksić
Nickname:Miša, Marinko
Birth Date:1876
Death Date:May 27, 1923 (aged 47)
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Serviceyears:1904–1918
Unit:Stefan Nedić-Ćela's band

Milan Aleksić (Serbian: Милан Алексић), nicknamed Miša (Миша), known by his nom de guerre Marinko (Маринко), was a Serbian Chetnik active from 1905 to 1918.[1] He was born in Raška, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire.[1] He fled Ottoman tyranny to Kuršumlija, in the Kingdom of Serbia,[1] where he graduated from the Military Academy as a non-commissioned officer.[2] He joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization in 1905, fighting under Jovan Babunski and Gligor Sokolović in Poreč and on the Babuna against Bulgarian and Albanian bands.[1] He was an assistant of the Upper Staff of Panta Radosavljević-Dunavski, Nikola Janković-Kosovski and Pavle Blažarić as a non-commissioned officer. In 1908, he worked with Vojislav Tankosić in training volunteers in Bosnia.[1] He is regarded a hero in all wars between 1912 and 1918, during which he had the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1] He wore an Albanian costume during battle in order to confuse the enemy.[1] He died of exhaustion in Veliki Bečkerek (modern Zrenjanin), in Banat, on May 27, 1923.[1]

Notes and References

  1. П. Д. С. Јеринић, Војводе из четничке акције у Старој Србији и Маћедонији 1903-1912, Добровољачки гласник, бр. 32, Београд 2008, 32-33; Web site: Simo Živković. Sakupi se jedna četa mala . Srpsko-nasledje.rs . December 1998. 2011-08-12.
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