Živko Gvozdić ( sr-cyr, Живко Гвоздић; fl. 1903–18) was a Serbian Chetnik commander active in

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and

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between 1903 and 1908, and a Serbian regiment commander in the

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(1912–13) and

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(1914–18). He was born in

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. He finished the Belgrade Military School with the rank of

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(''podnarednik''). He joined the

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upon its establishment. While fighting in West

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, he was subordinate ''vojvoda''

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. In documents from 1906 and 1907, he is described as an able and courageous fighter. During the Serbian mobilization of the

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, the Chetnik detachments of the Serbian 3rd Army included: ''Medveđa'', colon headed by captain

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and Nikodim Racić (Lisica-Prapaštice-Priština), and colon headed by

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(Svirci-Novo Brdo-Kačanik); ''Kuršumlija'', under the command of captain and Chetnik vojvoda

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and captain

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(Kuršumlija-Merdare-Malo Kosovo-Štimlje-Crnoljeva-Prizren-Ljuma); ''Lukovo'', under the command of captain

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(Lukovo-Madljika-Drenica); and ''Kolašin'', under the command of ''prota''

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. Alongside these detachments, were two smaller ones located at the front of the Ibar Army, the first headed by reserve lieutenant

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, the second headed by Chetnik vojvoda Živko Gvozdić. The commander of all these detachments was major Alimpije Marjanović. name=Trifunovic-98

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