Unit Volunteer unit | Years of service 1901-1916† | |
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Rank Voivode (Duke)second lieutenant Battles/wars Macedonian StruggleBalkan WarsWorld War IBattle of Kajmakcalan† Died 29 November 1916, Kajmakčalan Books Colorado Springs Notes, 1899–1900 Battles and wars | ||
Vojin popovi pesma beogradu
Vojin Popović, known as Vojvoda Vuk (Serbian: Војин Поповић, војвода Вук; 9 December 1881 – 29 November 1916) was a Serbian voivode (military commander), who fought for the Macedonian Serb Chetniks (i.e. komiti) in the Struggle for Macedonia, and then the national army in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
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Life
Vojin was born on 9 December 1881 at Sjenica, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day southwestern Serbia). Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Kragujevac, where Vojin attended school. He chose a career in the military. On 3 November 1901, he became second lieutenant. He was among the first cheta (bands, 'čete') heading for Old Serbia, i.e. Makedonia (1905). He died at Grunište during the Battle of Kaymakchalan on 29 November 1916 during the height of World War I. There is a Monument to Vojvoda Vuk in Belgrade.
