Biography
Born in Skobalj (Smederevo) to Serbian parents. After he graduated from the Belgrade gymnasium (school), gymnasium in 1903, he studied military history at the Military Academy Belgrade, Military Academy in Belgrade. After he graduated, he joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization, participated in the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 and the Great War. Later, he was assigned to a diplomatic legation. In the 1920s he joined the largest daily newspaper in Belgrade – ''Politika'' (Politics). During the Macedonian struggle and the Fight in Velika Hoča in particular, Milosav Jelić, published the poem ''Kujundžića majka'' (Kujundžić's Mother) in the collection of ''Srbijanski venac'' (Serbian Garland), memorializing voivode Lazar Kujundžić. In the same book, he wrote a poem about Stojan Koruba. He also immortalized volunteer, ''Podnarednik'' (Lance sergeant) Mihajlo Jovanović for his acts of bravery at the height of World War I in 1917. That poem and many others garnered him a reputation as a war poet. He also co-wrote the lyrics for Stanislav Binički's popular composition – March on the Drina – with Miloje Popović.Legacy
Jelić fell out of favor in Communist times because of his support of the Old Order and association with the Chetnik movement, but now people want to celebrate him and his work again.Works
* ''Letopis Juga: Listine: Zapisi: Dnevnik: Pomenik''. Belgrade, 1930 * ''Srbijanski venac'', Novi Sad, 1919, Belgrade, 1931 * ''Albanija: zapisi o ljudima i dogadjajima'', Belgrade, 1933 * ''Knjiga Stihova'', Belgrade, 1937See also
* List of Chetnik voivodes * Radoje PantićReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jelić, Milosav 1883 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Serbian journalists 20th-century Serbian poets Chetniks People from Podunavlje District Serbian male poets Serbian military personnel of the Balkan Wars Serbian military personnel of World War I