Narodna Odbrana
| Formation | October 8, 1908 |
|---|---|
| Type | revolutionary organization |
| Purpose |
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| Location | |
Key people | Jovan Dučić and Branislav Nušić |
Narodna Odbrana (
Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time, it was concerned with the protection of ethnic Serbs in Austria-Hungary. To achieve their goals, the Narodna Odbrana spread propaganda and organized paramilitary
forces.
Among the notable founders and members of the organization were Jovan Dučić and Branislav Nušić.
Ideology
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Nationalist Serbs throughout the Balkans sought unification under a single state. In addition to the
Annexation Crisis
, the Serbs expressed a need for cultural and territorial protection, which gave rise to the Narodna Odbrana.
A 1911 pamphlet named Narodna Odbrana Izdanje Stredisnog Odbora Narodne Odbrane (Народна одбрана издање стредисног одбора народне одбране) focused on six main points:[1]
- Raising, inspiring, and strengthening the sentiment of nationality.
- Registration and enlistment of volunteers.
- Formation of volunteer units and their preparation for armed action.
- Collection of voluntary contributions, including money and other things necessary for the realization of its task.
- Organization, equipment, and training of special revolutionary band (Komitee), destined for special and independent military action.
- Development of activity for the defense of the Serbian people in all other directions.
The pamphlet makes it clear that hatred of Austria-Hungary was not the aim of the group, but instead, it was a natural consequence of the desire for independence and unity within a single nation.
The Central Committee of the Narodna Odbrana was located at Belgrade.
Balkan Wars
Immediately after
secret organization that stood behind them. In the "black house" disloyal individuals were taken and beaten.[5]
Members
- Stepa Stepanović (president), military
- Jovan Dučić (founder), intelligentsia
- Branislav Nušić (founder), intelligentsia
- Miško Jovanović, student, also Young Bosnia
- Božidar Janković, military
- Milorad Pavlović
- Mladen Stojanović, student, also Young Bosnia
- Todor Ilić, student
See also
References
- ^ "The Narodna Odbrana". The World War I Document Archive. Brigham Young University Library.
- ^ Djokić 2003, p. 123.
- ISBN 978-0-415-16423-8.
- Report of the International Commission to Inquire into the Causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars(p. 53)
- ^ Report of the International Commission to Inquire into the Causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars(p. 169)
Sources
- Blakley, Patrick R. F. "Narodna Odbrana (The Black Hand): Terrorist Faction that Divided the World" (PDF). Oswego Historical Review. 2: 13–34.
- Bogićević, Vojislav (1938). "Narodna Odbrana i sarajevski atentat". Krug. 19. Belgrade.
- Djokić, Dejan (2003). Yugoslavism: Histories of a Failed Idea, 1918-1992. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. ISBN 978-1-85065-663-0.
- MacKenzie, David (1982). "Serbian Nationalist and Military Organizations and the Piedmont Idea, 1844-1914". East European Quarterly. 16 (3): 323–.
- Stanojević, Stanoje (1928). "Narodna enciklopedija srpsko-hrvatsko-slovenačka". 3: 15.
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External links
- "Narodna Odbrana programme". Projekat Rastko. 2007 [1911].