Đorđe Ristić ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Ристић; 6 August 1881 — 1911), known as Đorđe Skopljanče (Ђорђе Скопљанче), was a Serbian Chetnik commander who fought in

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and Macedonia.

Life

Ristić was born in

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, Kosovo Vilayet,

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(now

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) into a

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family. He finished high school in

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, hence his nickname ''Skopljanče'' (a demonym). He then enrolled in the non-commissioned officer school in Belgrade in 1904, and with the rank of

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(''narednik'') he joined the

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and immediately crossed the Serbian-Ottoman border. Due to his bravery, he gained the title of ''vojvoda'' (duke) the same year. He participated in the battles on Guglin, Petralica and Čelopek in that year. His designated area was the

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region where he constantly clashed with Bulgarian

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Krsto Konjushki. He died in 1911 as a result of the extreme conditions he faced during guerilla fighting in the open outdoors under bad weather. He was buried in

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, where the

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erected a monument in his honour, in 1913.

Sources

* * *P. Pešić, Četnički pokret u Kraljevini Srbiji 1903-1918, Krgujevac 2007, 385 *P. D. S., Jerinić, Vojvode iz četničke akcije u Staroj Srbiji i Maćedoniji 1903-1912, Dobrovoljački glasnik, br. 32, Beograd 2008, 32 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ristic, Dorde 1881 births 1911 deaths 20th-century Serbian people Serbian rebels Serbian military leaders Kosovo Serbs Military personnel from Peja