Miloš Božanović

Serbian general
General

Miloš Božanović
Born(1863-03-10)10 March 1863
Rajevo Selo, Austrian Empire
Died14 January 1922(1922-01-14) (aged 58)
Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS
Allegiance Kingdom of Serbia
Service/branchRoyal Serbian Army
Years of service1885–1917
RankGeneral
UnitUžice Army
Battles/warsSerbo-Bulgarian War
  • Siege of Vidin

Balkan Wars

  • Battle of Kumanovo
  • Battle of Monastir
  • Battle of Bregalnica

World War I

  • Battle of Cer
  • Battle of Kolubara
  • Serbo-Montenegrin Offensive in Bosnia

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]

References

  1. ^ Srpska vojska uoči Prvog svetskog rata
  2. ^ Đeneral Božanović, Politika, issue 4931, 15 January 1922, pg. 2[permanent dead link]

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Government offices
Preceded by
Radivoje Bojović
 Minister of Defence
1913–1914 		Succeeded by
Dušan Stefanović
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 Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)
 Principality of Serbia (1815–1882) Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)
 Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)
 Republic of Serbia (2006–)
*Acting Minister