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Petar Mišić (general)
Petar Mišić (21 March 1863 29 May 1921) was a Serbian and Yugoslav general. He is one of the several main leaders of the May Coup (Serbia), May Coup, in which King Aleksandar Obrenović was killed in 1903. After he retired in 1906 at the request of the English, he entered politics. He was a prominent opponent of the Black Hand (Serbia), Black Hand and the president of the court panel at the Thessaloniki, Salonica trial in 1917. Biography Petar Mišić was born on 21 March (or 2 April according to the Gregorian calendar) in 1863 in Rajac (Negotin), Rajac, Principality of Serbia, Serbia. He attended grammar school classes in Zaječar and Belgrade. After graduating from Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium, he entered the Artillery School of the Military Academy (Serbia), Military Academy in 1882. He graduated from the Higher Military Academy in 1885, when he was promoted to the rank of engineering lieutenant. He immediately took part in the Serbo-Bulgarian war in 1885 as a sergeant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Petar Misic
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, 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 Tudor period, 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 Middle Ages, 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 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
