Ilija Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гојковић; 2 August 1854 – 15 February 1917) was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence. He became well-known for commanding the Serbs in the east around Timok.
Gojković was the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia from 4 March 1910 to 24 February 1911. He commanded Morava division 1st ban during the Battle of Cer and was criticized by the commander of the 2nd army, general Stepa Stepanović for lackluster performance on the 1st day of the battle, but performed well thereafter and contributed significantly to the Serbian victory.
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While traveling to the Salonica front, his boat was hit by a German torpedo boat near Sicily. Gojković refused to surrender and was killed while shooting back at the torpedo boat. He drowned in the Ionian Sea.[1]
Gojković was the highest ranking member of the Serbian Army that died in combat during the First World War.[2]
ilija, gojković, serbian, cyrillic, Илија, Гојковић, august, 1854, february, 1917, serbian, military, commander, minister, defence, became, well, known, commanding, serbs, east, around, timok, generalborn, 1854, august, 1854drenovac, serbiadied15, february, 19. Ilija Gojkovic Serbian Cyrillic Iliјa Goјkoviћ 2 August 1854 15 February 1917 was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence He became well known for commanding the Serbs in the east around Timok GeneralIlija GojkovicBorn 1854 08 02 2 August 1854Drenovac SerbiaDied15 February 1917 1917 02 15 aged 62 Ionian SeaAllegiance Principality of Serbia Kingdom of SerbiaService wbr branchRoyal Serbian ArmyYears of service1870 1917RankGeneralUnit1st Morava Infantry DivisionTimok ArmyBattles warsBalkan Wars Battle of Prilep Battle of Kumanovo Battle of Monastir Battle of BregalnicaWorld War I Battle of Cer Battle of KolubaraHe served during the Serbian Turkish Wars the Balkan Wars and during the Serbian Campaign part of the larger Balkans Campaign during World War I Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editGojkovic was the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia from 4 March 1910 to 24 February 1911 He commanded Morava division 1st ban during the Battle of Cer and was criticized by the commander of the 2nd army general Stepa Stepanovic for lackluster performance on the 1st day of the battle but performed well thereafter and contributed significantly to the Serbian victory Death editWhile traveling to the Salonica front his boat was hit by a German torpedo boat near Sicily Gojkovic refused to surrender and was killed while shooting back at the torpedo boat He drowned in the Ionian Sea 1 Gojkovic was the highest ranking member of the Serbian Army that died in combat during the First World War 2 See also editPetar Bojovic Radomir Putnik Zivojin Misic Stepa Stepanovic Bozidar Jankovic Pavle Jurisic Sturm Ivan S PavlovicReferences edit Đeneral Bozanovic Politika issue 4931 15 January 1922 pg 2 permanent dead link Zaboravljeni pomorski vojvoda Politika 5 February 2017 External links editCovek koji je pucao na nemacku podmornicu in Serbian Government officesPreceded byMilutin Marinovic Minister of Defence1910 1911 Succeeded byStepa Stepanovic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ilija Gojkovic amp oldid 1180723974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
