Đorđe Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Цветковић; 1903–d. 27 May 1904), known by the ''
nom de guerre
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'' Drimkolski (Дримколски), was a
Serbian Chetnik ''vojvoda'' (commander) of the ''četa'' (band) of Drimkol.
Life
He was born in
Labuništa
Labuništa (; ) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.
Name
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, in
Drimkol, in 1860. His father was a volunteer in the
Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–78). He left his ''
kafana
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'', "Tri Gvozda", in
Belgrade
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, and joined the Chetnik Organization.
[; ] He and
Anđelko Aleksić
Anđelko Aleksić ( sr-cyr, Анђелко Алексић; 1876 – Četirce, Ottoman Empire, 27 May 1904) was a Serbs in North Macedonia, Macedonian Serb Chetnik commander (''voivode''). He and Đorđe Cvetković led the first two armed bands of ...
, with 22 freedom-fighters, swore oath before the
Serbian Committee on 25 April 1904 before crossing the border over to
Old Serbia
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The term does ...
. The Committee had prepared the formation of the first bands for a number of months. The Chetniks were sent for Poreče, and on 8 May they headed out from
Vranje
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, to Buštranje, which was divided between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire. The Chetniks were escorted by
Vasilije Trbić
Vasilije Trbić ( sr-Cyrl, Василије Трбић; 1881 – 1962) was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia who became a politician in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, first representing the People's Radical Party (NRS) in ...
, who told them that the best way was to go through the
Kozjak and then down to the Vardar. The two commanders however, wanted the fastest route, through the
Kumanovo
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plains and then to
Četirce
Četirce () is a village in northeastern North Macedonia, in the municipality of Kumanovo. According to the 2002 census, it had 249 inhabitants.
Geography
The village is located in northernmost North Macedonia, close to the Serbian border (5 kilom ...
. They managed to enter Turkish territory but were subsequently exposed in the plain Albanian and Turkish villages, and the Ottomans closed in on them from all sides. They decided to stay on the
Šuplji Kamen, which gave them little defence instead of meeting the army on the plains; in broad daylight, the Ottoman military easily poured bombs over the hill and killed all 24 of the Chetniks on 27 May (see
Fight on Šuplji Kamen
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).
See also
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List of Chetnik voivodes
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Chetniks of the Macedonian Struggle
People from Struga Municipality
Serbs of North Macedonia