A second lieutenant whose call "For the homeland, heroes!" became a legendary war cry.
Dragutin Gavrilović was a second lieutenant of the Serbian army on the Salonika Front.
The call to charge
Before the assault on the Bulgarian positions in 1916, he spoke the famous words: "Soldiers, for the homeland, heroes! You are already dead, so your place is over there!"
Heroism
His company carried out the charge and took the positions despite heavy losses.
Sources
Vojnoistorijski institut
Memoari Solunskog fronta
Memoari Solunskog fronta
Location
Solunski front
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