Miloš Božanović Explained

Honorific Prefix:General
Miloš Božanović
Birth Date:10 March 1863
Birth Place:Rajevo Selo, Austrian Empire
Death Place:Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Serviceyears:1885–1917
Rank:General
Branch:Royal Serbian Army
Unit:Užice Army
Battles:Serbo-Bulgarian War
  • Siege of Vidin

Balkan Wars

World War I

Miloš Božanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Божановић; 10 March 1863 – 14 January 1922) was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence.

He served during the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the Balkan Wars and during the Serbian Campaign (part of the larger Balkans Campaign) during World War I.[1]

Career

Božanović was the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia from 3 January 1913 to 4 January 1914. At his own request, he retired from all duties on 1 November 1917.

Death

While hunting, he contracted a cold which ended up in pneumonia from which he died on 14 January 1922 in Belgrade, just one day after the death of Serbian general Pavle Jurišić Šturm.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mijatović. Ivan. Srpska vojska uoči Prvog svetskog rata. . 25 July 2014 . 20 May 2024 . sr.
  2. http://www.digitalna.nb.rs/wb/NBS/novine/politika/1922/01/15#page/1/mode/1up Đeneral Božanović, Politika, issue 4931, 15 January 1922, pg. 2