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Belgrade Military Academy
The Military Academy of the University of Defence () is a college devoted to military education and career development located in Belgrade, Serbia. The academy forms part of the Serbian higher education system, offering accredited graduate and postgraduate curriculum. It contains a undergraduate military college (which conducts officer training) as well as postgraduate studies. Educational program The following levels of studies are organized in the Military Academy: * Undergraduate academic studies * Postgraduate specialist studies * Postgraduate master studies * Postgraduate specialisations * The Reserve Officers School * Fundamental, applied and developing research important for raising of quality of degree-granting education, training of scientific and teaching staff and briefing students on scientific work Undergraduate academic studies A professional qualification, moral completeness and physical readiness are the basis for successful realization of tasks and comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Academy
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. Three types of academy exist: pre-collegiate-level institutions awarding academic qualifications, university-level institutions awarding bachelor's-degree-level qualifications, and those preparing Officer Cadets for commissioning into the armed services of the state. A naval academy is either a type of military academy (in the broad sense of that term) or is distinguished from one (in the narrow sense). In U.S. usage, the Military, Naval, Coast Guard, and the Air Force Academy serve as military academies under the categorization of service academies in that country. History The first military academies were established in the 18th century to provide future officers for technically specialized corps, such as military engineers and art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Petar Topalovic
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO rank sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetomir Matić
Svetomir Lj. Matić (Serbian: Светомир Матић; 24 November 1870 in Kraljevo, Principality of Serbia – 2 May 1931 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a Serbian and Royal Yugoslav Army general. He participated in the wars of 1912-1918. He also served as the 18th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Serbia and its chief (1920-1921). Biography Svetomir Matić was born into an officer's family. He finished elementary school and high school in Kragujevac. In 1887 he enrolled at the Artillery School of the Military Academy in Belgrade, from where he graduated in 1891, as well as the ''Grande école'' in 1896. For post-graduate studies in military science, he went to France. Upon his return, he was posted as a professor at the Military Academy. For war merits in 1915 General Simović, the commander of ''Šumadija'' Second Division recommended Colonel Matić for the Order of Karađorđe's Star with swords, but later changed his mind on a minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Živko Pavlović
Živko Pavlović, also known as Moler Požarevački (19th century), was a Serbian icon painter. Pavlović was taught painting by Josif Petrović (1825-1877), the son of priest Jakov Petrović. He painted the Church of St. Nicholas in 1825 in his native village of Kisiljevo, the iconostasis of the Church of the Assumption of the Lord in Čačak, from 1841 to 1845, the iconostasis and the wall paintings of Zaova Monastery between 1845 and 1849. Živko Pavlović also collaborated with other artists on Serbian Orthodox Church commissions. For example, he and Jovan Stergević (better known as Jania Moler) painted the iconostasis of the Church of St. Stephen in Ivanjica (1836-1838), and with Nikola Janković of Ohrid—the icons for the Sretenje monastery in 1844. He also worked at Nimnik Monastery in 1841. In 1847 he painted the Gornjak Monastery. He died in 1851. See also * List of painters from Serbia This is a list of notable Serbian painters. A * Nikola Aleksić (1808 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihailo Rašić
Mihailo Rašić (Aleksinac, Principality of Serbia, 13 June 1858 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, 17 February 1932) was a Serbian military leader. He served as Royal Yugoslav Army general and Minister of War of the Kingdom of Serbia in World War I. After the war, in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he continued his service as Minister of the Army and Navy in the Ministry of Defence. He served as the 16th dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Belgrade (1912-1914). Early life Rašić was born on June 13, 1858 in Aleksinac to father Petar, a court clerk, and mother Katarina. In the third grade, he moved to Belgrade and lived with his aunt Stana until he graduated from high school. He enrolled in the Artillery School of the Military Academy as a cadet on 20 September 1874. He became a Corporal on 6 September 1875, Sub-Sergeant on 4 May 1876, and Sergeant on 1 June 1876. He graduated from the academy in September 1880, eighth in his class, ahead of Stepa Stepanović and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihailo Živković
Mihailo Zivković-Gvozdeni (Belgrade, Principality of Serbia 29 August 1856 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, 28 April 1930) was a Serbian general and a minister of war. Zivković-Gvozdeni commanded forces in the Serbian-Turkish wars, the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885, the Balkan Wars and World War I and received many decorations for his military service. Early life and family Zivković-Gvozdeni was born on 29 August 1856 in Belgrade. His father Jovan was a merchant and his mother was named Stanka. He was a descendant of Milenko Stojković and Hajduk Veljko Petrović through his father's and mother's line. He finished elementary school and Gymnasium in Belgrade. Zivković-Gvozdeni was married to Darinka, the daughter of Ranko Godjevac, a merchant from Valjevo. They had three sons Miodrag, Jovan and Milan. Serbian-Turkish wars On 20 September 1874, Zivković-Gvozdeni joined the Serbian army. He was assigned as a cadet to the 11th class of the Artillery School. He was pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Solarević
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Lazar D (born 1994), Australian YouTuber
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Lazar may refer to: * Lazar (name), any of various persons with this name * Lazar BVT, Serbian mine resistant, ambush-protected, armoured vehicle * Lazar 2, Serbian armored vehicle * Lazar 3, Serbian armored van * Lazăr, a tributary of the river Jiul de Vest in Hunedoara County, Romania See also *Lazar house, former term for leper colony *Knights of St Lazarus *Lazarus (other) *Lăzărești (other) *Lazard (other) *Laser (other) *Lazer (other) * Lazare (other) *LazarBeam Lannan Neville Eacott (born 14 December 1994), better known as LazarBeam, is an Australian YouTuber, professional gamer and Internet celebrity, Internet personality, known primarily for his Let's Play, video game commentary videos, "comedic rif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavle Bošković (general)
Pavle Bošković (Ruma, Austria-Hungary, 11 August 1849 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 23 April 1923) was a Serbian Army general and the 12th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy and its chief (1900-1901). Biography Pavle Bošković was born on 11 August 1849 in Ruma. "NA", Narodna enciklopedija srpsko-hrvatsko-slovenačka, Beograd, knjiga 1, 269 M. Milicevic, Lj. Popović, 2003, p. 66 He graduated from high school in Belgrade in 1865 and in the same year he enrolled the Artillery School of the Military Academy in Belgrade as a cadet. In 1869 Bošković graduated from the Military Academy and immediately after that in January 1870 he was promoted to the rank of artillery lieutenant. Until 1872 he served as an NCO in a Field battery, and from 1872 to 1873 as an artillery inspection. In 1873 as a state cadet Bošković was sent to Prussia to take a course on how to improve in the quartermaster's service. Upon his return to Serbia in 1875. just befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Milovan Pavlović
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO rank scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Petrović (general)
Jovan Petrović (Serbian: Јован Петровић; Sombor, Austrian Empire, 16 June 1843 - Niš, Kingdom of Serbia, 19 March 1902) was a Serbian Army general, Minister of Defence and Minister of Public Works of the Kingdom of Serbia. He also served as 10th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Serbia from 1894 to 1897. Military Academy Jovan Petrović was born on 16 June 1843 in Sombor. His father Petar was the head of the workshop at the Military Technical Institute in Kragujevac. Jovan finished high school in Belgrade, then he finished four grades of Gymnasium in Kragujevac, and in Belgrade, he graduated from Velika škola. He then enrolled in the Military Academy in Belgrade in 1860. He graduated from the Academy in 1865, when he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. During the incident at Čukur česma in 1862, he joined the freedom fighters at the barricades. War Academy in Berlin After graduating from the Military Academy, he served in the Artill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Jovan Petrovic ''
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