Armistice Day marked in Serbia

A ceremony for the anniversary of Armistice Day in World War I was held at the New Cemetery in Belgrade.

Source: Tanjug

Wednesday, 11.11.2009.

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A ceremony for the anniversary of Armistice Day in World War I was held at the New Cemetery in Belgrade. The anniversary was organized with high state and military honors and the laying of wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the World War I liberators of Belgrade, and the ceremony was attended by Culture Minister Nebojsa Bradic. Armistice Day marked in Serbia The minister noted in his address that on this day in 1918 World War I ended, adding that “the curtain fell on the butchering of many people, especially Serbs.” “91 years ago marked the end of a great bloodshed which threatened to exterminate us from this earth,” he said, adding that the heroics of the Serb army were "bordering on self-destructive" and that only “faith in ourselves and unity with our allies saved us from catastrophe”. The Kingdom of Serbia fought the war on the side of the Allied Powers, and Bradic mentioned some of the most illustrious military leaders, such as Radomir Putnik, Stepa Stepanovic, Zivojin Misic and Petar Bojovic. The ceremony was attended by government and military officials and ambassadors and defense envoys from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, and the United States. British, Russian, German and French ambassadors attend the ceremony (Beta)

Armistice Day marked in Serbia

The minister noted in his address that on this day in 1918 World War I ended, adding that “the curtain fell on the butchering of many people, especially Serbs.”

“91 years ago marked the end of a great bloodshed which threatened to exterminate us from this earth,” he said, adding that the heroics of the Serb army were "bordering on self-destructive" and that only “faith in ourselves and unity with our allies saved us from catastrophe”.

The Kingdom of Serbia fought the war on the side of the Allied Powers, and Bradić mentioned some of the most illustrious military leaders, such as Radomir Putnik, Stepa Stepanović, Živojin Mišić and Petar Bojović.

The ceremony was attended by government and military officials and ambassadors and defense envoys from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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