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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, 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 and the president of the court panel at the Salonica trial in 1917. Biography Petar Mišić was born on 21 March (or 2 April according to the Gregorian calendar) in 1863 in Rajac, Serbia. He attended grammar school classes in Zaječar and Belgrade. After graduating from Gymnasium, he entered the Artillery School of the 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 the pioneer company of the Šumadija division. From 1885 to 1887 he was a sergeant in engineering. He was sent in 1887 as a state cadet for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Petar Misic
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, 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 adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. French Revolutionary system Arab system Other variations Other nomenclatures for general officers include the titles and ranks: * Adjutant general * Commandant-general * Inspector general * General-in-chief * General of the Air Force (USAF only) * General of the Armies of the United States (of America), a title created for General John J. Pershing, and subsequently granted posthumously to George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant * (" general admiral") ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
