Spasa Garda
Spasa Pavlović ( sr-cyr, Спаса Павловић; ca. 1880 – November 7, 1912), known as Spasa Garda (Спаса Гарда, "Spasa the Guard") or Zmaj (Змај, "the Dragon"), was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Old Serbia during the Macedonian Struggle (1903–1908). He received his nicknames from his high stature and bravery, and could be entrusted with highly secretive missions. He was born in the village of Stanča, Republic of Macedonia, Stanča near Kriva Palanka, Ottoman Empire (modern R. Macedonia). From 1903, he was a ''jatak'' ("hajduk helper") for the Serbian bands whom he led the way in the woods and hills, and since 1904 he was a ''vojvoda'' (duke) in the Kriva Palanka area. His band defended the Kriva Palanka region from the IMRO, securing the Kriva river, which region was controlled by Serbian bands and where all villages were adhering to the Patriarchate (and not the Bulgarian Exarchate) and included in the Serbian Chetnik Organization. Spasa participated in ...
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