Mihailo Rašić
Mihailo Rašić | |
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Михаило Рашић | |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
In office 20 December 1918 – 30 March 1919 | |
Monarch | Peter I |
Prime Minister | Stojan Protić |
Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Army of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovens) |
Succeeded by | Stevan Hadžić |
25th Chief of Military Academy | |
In office 1912–1914 | |
Preceded by | Mihailo Živković |
Succeeded by | Dissolved until 1919 (Živko Pavlović) |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 June 1858 General |
Mihailo Rašić (
Early life
Rašić was born on June 13, 1858, in Aleksinac to father Petar, a court clerk, and mother Katarina.[1] In the third grade, he moved to Belgrade and lived with his aunt Stana until he graduated from high school.[citation needed] He enrolled in the Artillery School of the Military Academy as a cadet on 20 September 1874.[2] He became a corporal on 6 September 1875, Sub-Sergeant on 4 May 1876, and sergeant on 1 June 1876. He graduated from the academy in September 1880, eighth in his class, ahead of Stepa Stepanović and Živojin Mišić.[3]
Military career
At the beginning of the
Active service
After the outbreak of the war, he was assigned as a cadet to the ordnance of the Headquarters of the Šumadija Artillery Brigade. He served with that unit from 10 December 1876, when he was promoted to the rank of artillery lieutenant. He was appointed platoon officer of the Field artillery in the same brigade. During the Second Serbian-Turkish War (1877), from 28 December he served as adjutant in the 1st Šumadija Artillery Regiment. He remained in that position until 12 April 1878 when he acted as an officer in the headquarters of the same brigade, assigned to the duties of the newly liberated Vranje district. From May 1 to 20 August 1878 he was sent to the Headquarters of the 1st Division of the Šumadija Corps. After that he returned as a commanding officer to the Sumadija Artillery Brigade. He remained in that position until 1 December 1878, when he resumed his schooling in Belgrade until he was interrupted by the 1876 war.[4][5]
After graduating on 1 September 1880 he attended a German Military Academy. In 1883, he graduated and returned to Serbia, where he served in the ordnance department of the Lafetnice (military carriages section) of the Military Technical Institute. From April 1884, he was an adjutant of the Management of the Military Institute. In March 1885 he was appointed a water officer of the Timok Artillery Regiment. In the 1885 war conflict with Bulgaria, he was reassigned first to Nišava Army Headquarters, and then to the Operational Department of Supreme Command Headquarters. From 1 March 1886 to April 1887, he was at the head of the Telegraph Detachment.
On 16 April 1887, he became King
He remained as the king's aide until August 1893, when he was appointed
War and last years
In the war of 1912, as a reserve officer, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Danube Division. By the decision of 20 October 1912, he was returned to active service and was promoted to the rank of
In June 1917, due to organizational changes in the French army, he was appointed to a new position - head of the Serbian military mission in France. He served as representative of the Serbian army with other allies. In the second half of 1917, as a member of the state mission, he went to the United States, with the task of motivating and gathering volunteers for Salonica front. He held that position until February 1918, when he returned to France, as head of the Military Mission. With the reconstruction of the government of Nikola Pašić, he was appointed Minister of War on 24 June 1918. He kept this department in Pašić's new cabinet, from 3 November 1918. In the newly formed cabinet of Stojan Protić, from 7 December 1918, he was again department head and remained in that position until 30 March 1919, when he officially resigned.
On September 20, 1920, he was appointed President of the Board of the Overhaul Fund in the military. At his request, he retired once again on 7 November 1921, though he was transferred to the reserve on 21 October 1923.[7]
Mihailo Rašić died in his family home on 17 February 1932. He was buried in the Belgrade New Cemetery.[9]
Works
- Sa Nj. V. Kraljem Milanom Na Istoku: Putničke Beleške (1891)[10]
Personal life
Rašić married Leposava, the daughter of Gliša Isajlović, a telegraph operator and post office manager.[citation needed] They had three sons: Svetozar, Branivoje, and Dragoljub and three daughters: Katarina, Ružica, and Jelena.[11] His son, Svetozar, born in 1885, was a lawyer, chief of staff to Dr. Voje Marinković and a diplomat. Rašić's daughters Katarina, Ružica, and Jelena were married to General Dragomir Ž. Stojanović, pharmacist Sima Protić, and industrialist Vladimir Đorđević respectfully. Academician's grandson Dimitrije Đorđević (historian) was a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1970 to 1991.[12][13][5]
See also
References
- ^ Serbian Royal Academy, "Settlements of Serbian Lands" book 30. (Dr. Stanoje M. Mijatović: "Belica").
- ^ Opačić 2008, p. 405.
- ^ "General Mihailo Rasic died yesterday - The funeral will be today at 2 o'clock". Politika. 18 February 1932. Retrieved 11 August 2013. [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Milićević & Popović 2003, p. 207-212.
- ^ a b c Bjelajac 2004, p. 263.
- ^ a b c Милићевић & Поповић 2003, p. 207-212.
- ^ a b c Бјелајац 2004, p. 263.
- ^ "Čitač knjiga". digitalna.nb.rs.
- ^ name="Политика"
- ^ Sa Nj. V. Kraljem Milanom Na Istoku; Putnicke Beleske. Stampano u drz. stampariji kraljevine srbije. 1891.
- ISBN 978-86-335-0142-2.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "Dimitrije ĐORĐEVIĆ". Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Public Affairs & Communications | Institutional Advancement". www.dia.ucsb.edu.