Čedomilj Miljković
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| Born | November 6, 1849 (Kragujevac, Principality of Serbia, |
| Died | October 20, 1909 (aged 59) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Citizenship | Serbia |
| Education | Artillery School of the Military Academy |
| Known for | General and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia. |
Čedomilj Miljković (Kragujevac, Principality of Serbia, 6 November 1849 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, 20 October 1909) was a Serbian general and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia.
Biography
Cedomilj Miljkovic was born on 6 November 1849 in Kragujevac. He finished elementary school and sixth-grade high school in Kragujevac. After that, he enrolled in the Military Academy in 1866 as a cadet of the 8th grade. He finished the Military Academy in 1872 when he received the rank of engineering lieutenant. In the first service, he was a sergeant in the engineering battalion. Then in 1874, he was appointed manager of the pioneer (engineering). In 1875 he was appointed commander of the Čačak pontoon bridge, and in the same year, he was appointed teacher in the newly formed pioneer section. He participated in the First Serbian-Turkish War in 1876 as an adjutant and officer of the Požarevac Brigade headquarters. After the end of the war, he was the commander of the 3rd Pontoon Company in 1877. He returned to duty at the Požarevac Brigade headquarters with the same comrades he participated in the Second Serbian-Turkish War.
Engineering officer
He was appointed Chief of Staff of the Danube Division Command in October 1878. After that, from November 1879, he was the first commander of the 2nd Pontoon Company, and from April 1880 he was an instructor for engineering affairs.12) From June 1880 to October 1881 He was a company commander in various battalions.13) From October 1881 he was in the engineering department of the Ministry of Defense, and also a member of the engineering committee. He was again a company commander for a short time, and in April 1882 he was appointed adjutant of the Drina Corps Command Headquarters, and then in February 1883, he was adjutant of the Šumadija Divisional Area Staff. From October 1883 he was acting commander of the pontoon battalion, and in May 1886 he was appointed commander of the railway department. He was promoted in 1885 to the rank of major and in 1891 the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1889 he was the acting commander of the 2nd Engineering Battalion and the engineering officer of the Danube Divisional Area Command. In 1894 he was first appointed acting engineer commander. is a permanent staff member, and then for the commander of engineering. He wrote the book Field Fortification in 1889, which was used to take the exam for the subject Field Fortification.
Minister of Defence and General
He was promoted to the rank of colonel in 1896. In 1897 he became the engineering officer of the headquarters of the Active Army Command. From July 23, 1900, to August 1901 he was commander of the Moravian Divisional Area. He was appointed commander of the Morava Divisional Area. when King Aleksandar Obrenović, after his marriage to Draga Mašin, carried out the purge of the general, who was appointed by King Milan. From 16 August 1901 to 3 January 1902, he was the Minister of Defence in the government of Mihailo Vujić. He was replaced at that place by Vasilije Antonić. He was promoted to the rank of general in September 1901. After being removed from the post of Minister of Defense, he was available until April 1902. He was only ten days in April and May 1902 as an inspector of engineering at the headquarters of the Active Army Command, and then was retired.
He died on October 20 November 1909 in Belgrade.
Literature
- Milić Milićević and Ljubodrag Popović: "Generals of the Army of the Principality and Kingdom of Serbia," publisher: Vojnoizdavački zavod, Belgrade, 2003
- "Foreign influences on the development of Serbian military doctrine in 1878-1918", doctoral dissertation, author Slobodan Đukić, 2013, Belgrade
- http://www.digitalna.nb.rs/wb/NBS/Knjige/Zbirka_knjiga_Slobodana_Jovanovica/TDJ-0989-012, author Slobodan Jovanović Vlada Aleksandra Obrenovića, number 3, Belgrade, 1936
1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7), 8), 9), 10), 11), 12), 13), 14), 15), 16), 17) , 18), 19), 21), 22), 23), 25), 26), 27) М. Milićević, Lj. Popović, 2003 20) С. Đukić, 2013 24) Government of Alexander Obr., 3
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