Novica Simić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Новица Симић; 18 November 1948 – 2 March 2012) was a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

military general during the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

. In 2022 "March of General Novica Simić" was composed by Dušan Pokrajčić, for his merit in

Operation Corridor Operation Corridor 92 ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Операција Коридор 92, Operacija Koridor 92) was the largest operation conducted during the Bosnian war by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) against the forces of the Croatian Defence Counci ...

, which connected two parts of Serbian Republic.

Awards/Recognitions

* Nemanjić award *

Order of the Star of Karađorđe Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * H ...

, 1st level * Bravery award of the

Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/; Macedonian language, Macedonian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian language, Croatian and ; , J ...

* Ribbon of

Modriča Modriča ( sr-cyrl, Модрича) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,137 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 25,720 inhabitants. Hist ...

, posthumously awarded 2012

Published books

* ''Koridor 92'', Veterans Association of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka (2011)

Personal

His brother Goran Simić was a poet who supported the Bosnian government during the war. His son is writer Danijel Simić.

References

1948 births 2012 deaths People from Milići Military personnel from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian generals Army of Republika Srpska soldiers Officers of the Yugoslav People's Army {{Europe-mil-bio-stub