Dimitrije Đurić
General Dimitrije Đurić | |
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Minister of War | |
| In office 21 March 1892 – 9 August 1892 | |
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| Born | 29 September 1838 Serbo-Turkish War Serbo Bulgarian War |
Dimitrije Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије Ђурић; 29 September 1838 – 19 October 1893) was a Serbian army officer, minister of defence, professor at the military academy and member of the Serbian Royal Academy of Science.[1] He also served as 8th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Serbia and its chief on two occasions, 1887-1889 and 1891-1893.
Biography
As an artillery officer in training Dimitrije Đurić spent the period 1865-67 in Russia at
General Staff Academy. In Russia, Durić participated in the founding of Srpska opština (Serbian commune), he became its president while another artillery officer, and future prime minister, Sava Grujić its vice-president and radical-socialist Svetozar Marković its secretary. The goal of the Commune, was "the establishment of fraternal relations among all Serbs in Russia", with a view to “cooperation for the general progress of the Serbian people and nation”.[2]
Personal life
Dimitrije Đurić was married to Persida Matić, daughter of Minister of Education
Spasenija Pata Markovic married to Major Djordje Ristić and Ljubica married to Lieutenant Colonel Mihailo Naumović
.
Awards and decorations
Principality of Serbia
- Order of the Cross of Takovo Grand Officer's Cross 3rd Class with Swords
- Order of the Cross of Takovo Officer's Cross 5th Class
- Order of the Cross of Takovo Grand Cross 2nd Class
- Order Sv. Sava Commander
- Silver medal for bravery
- War of Liberation and Independence 1876-1878 Commemorative Medal
- War of 1885 Commemorative Medal
Foreign
- Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class Russia
- Order of Saint Anna 4th Class, Russia
- Order of Independence, Montenegro
Works
- Strategy (Tactics of War) Publisher: Ministry of Military Kingdom of Serbia 1895 [3]
References
- ^ "Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts". sanu.ac.rs. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
- ISBN 978-1-4008-7585-6.
- ^ "Strategija (taktika vojevanja) - Dimitrije Đurić, đeneral (1895)". antikvarne-knjige.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06.
Chiefs of the Military Academy (Serbia) | ||
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 Principality of Serbia (1815–1882) |  | |
 Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918) | ||
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1945) | ||
 SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992) | ||
 Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2003) | ||
 Republic of Serbia (2006–present) | ||
*Acting Chief | ||