Years of service 1903–12 Other names Vojvoda Pčinjski, Časlav | Died 1913, Belgrade, Serbia | |
Nickname(s) Vojvoda Pčinjski
Časlav Battles/wars Serbian operation in Macedonia, First Balkan War Battles and wars Serbian Chetnik Organization, First Balkan War Allegiances Royal Serbian Army (1903–1912), Serbian Chetnik Organization (1903–1908) |
Ilija Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Јовановић, 1878–1913), known as Vojvoda Pčinjski, and by his nom de guerre Časlav, was a Chetnik commander active between 1904 and 1912, and a member of the Black Hand. He was schooled in Vranje, Paraćin, Kragujevac. He was among the first Chetniks on the Kozjak together with commanders Jovan Dovezenski, Krsta Preševski, Spasa Garda, Đorđe Skopljanče, Rista Starački and Vanđel Skopljanče. Vojvoda Pčinjski was the chief of one of the board of the Chetnik organization. He went from a battle to another until he was wounded in 1912. He died in the Belgrade Military Hospital, at the time when the Serbian Army liberated Bitola and broke out on the Adriatic.
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