Miloš Božanović
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General Miloš Božanović | |
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| Born | 10 March 1863 Rajevo Selo, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 14 January 1922 (aged 58) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Serbia |
| Service | Royal Serbian Army |
| Years of service | 1885–1917 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Užice Army |
| Battles / wars | Serbo-Bulgarian War
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Mijatović, Ivan (25 July 2014). "Srpska vojska uoči Prvog svetskog rata" (in Serbian). RTS. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Đeneral Božanović, Politika, issue 4931, 15 January 1922, pg. 2
