Stories of heroes and personal testimonies
53 articlesLieutenant Colonel Života Đurić was the first Yugoslav pilot to lay down his life defending his homeland during the NATO aggression. On 25 March 1999, during a combat mission over Kosovo, his J-22 Orao aircraft was hit, and he heroically crashed into enemy KLA positions.
Read articleColonel Iljo Arizanov, an experienced pilot of Macedonian origin, was shot down on 25 March 1999 over Kosovo. His MiG-29 was the first Serbian aircraft downed in the NATO aggression. He ejected and survived.
Read articleMajor Iljo Arizanov was the first pilot to take off on a combat mission on the first day of the NATO aggression, 24 March 1999. After the downing of his MiG-29 over Kosovo, he fought his way for three days through territory under KLA control until he reached Priština.
Read articleLieutenant Colonel Nebojša Nikolić took off on the first day of the NATO aggression, 24 March 1999, at 20:37 from Batajnica. Despite a faulty navigation system, he set out to intercept NATO aircraft. Hit over Titel, he successfully ejected.
Read articleLieutenant Colonel Predrag Milutinović, known as "Grof", was one of the most experienced MiG-29 pilots in Yugoslavia. On the first day of the NATO aggression, 24 March 1999, his aircraft was hit, but he successfully ejected and survived.
Read articleGeneral-potpukovnik Nebojša Pavković bio je komandant Treće armije Vojske Jugoslavije tokom NATO bombardovanja 1999. Pod njegovom komandom, organizovana je odbrana Beograda i centralne Srbije od najmoćnijeg vojnog saveza na svetu.
Read articleGeneral Vladimir Lazarević komandovao je Prištinskim korpusom Vojske Jugoslavije tokom NATO bombardovanja 1999. Pod njegovom komandom, srpske snage na Kosovu održale su borbenu sposobnost uprkos najintenzivnijem vazdušnom bombardovanju u istoriji.
Read articleThe bloodiest battle in the liberation of Serbia - the Syrmian Front.
Read articleA monumental memorial to the heroic Partisan defense against the German offensive of 1944.
Read articleThe hardest battle of the People's Liberation Struggle - the breakout from the German encirclement.
Read articleOne of the largest battles of the People's Liberation Struggle.
Read articleA memorial plaque to the schoolchildren shot for resisting the occupier.
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