Zivojin Misic
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Živojin Mišić (Живојин Мишић) was a Vojvoda (Field Marshal) and the most successful Serbian commander who participated in all Serbia's wars from 1876 to 1918.
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Early years
Misic's grandfather was born in Struganik near Mionica. His parents Radovan and Andjelija (born Damjanovic - Kostunjic) had thirteen children, of which only two were girls - Todora and Zivana.
Zivojin was youngest child, and when he was born, only eight of his brothers and sisters were still alive. When he turned 6 years, he became shepherd. He finished primary school in Kragujevac. In his memories, he mentions troubles he had with the city kids that teased him because of his peasant origin. In 1868, he started his gymnasium education in Kragujevac, where he finished 1, 2, and 6. grade. He finished third and fourth grade in Belgrade. In first five gymnasium grades he was not particularly good student, but he finished 6. grade with much greater success. Because of that he was admitted to Military Academy in 1874, ranked 19. On every holyday he visited his village, and often he worked on field with his brothers.
War carrier
After the battle of Kumanovo, he was promoted to General. Prior to World War I, along with General Stepa Stepanovic, he planned movements of the Serbian army, which eventually won a victory at the mountain of Cer and Kolubara. Mishich provided yet another victory at the Kolubara river, beating the Austro-Hungarian army. Winning one of the greatest battles in the Serbian history, he was promoted to the rank of Duke. As the Serbian Army settled in Kosovo, in 1915, Mishich was eager to perform counteroffensive actions. This was denied by the King, and the withdrawal of Serbian forces over Montenegro and Albania followed. At the Thessaloniki Front in 1916, he led the First Serbian Army, which scored a victory and liberated Serbia and, eventually, Yugoslavia.
External links
- Misic's days, Mionica (in English) (http://www.misicevidani.org.yu/indexe.htm)
Source
- This article is originally based on a text which has been published on freesrpska.org (http://www.freesrpska.org/en/srbi/oninaszaduzise.html). Note that some of the contents of the site might be propagandistic, wrong and/or biased.sr:Живојин Мишић