Ilija Gojković
Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ilija Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гојковић; 2 August 1854 – 15 February 1917) was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence.[1]
Quick Facts General, 38th Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia ...
General Ilija Gojković | |
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38th Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia | |
In office 4 March 1910 – 11 February 1911 | |
Monarch | Peter I |
Prime Minister | Stojan Novaković Nikola Pašić |
Preceded by | Milutin Marinović |
Succeeded by | Stepa Stepanović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1854-08-02)2 August 1854 Drenovac, Principality of Serbia |
Died | 15 February 1917(1917-02-15) (aged 62) Ionian Sea, near Sicily, Kingdom of Italy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia |
Branch/service | Royal Serbian Army |
Years of service | 1870–1917 |
Rank | General |
Unit | 1st Morava Infantry Division Timok Army |
Battles/wars | Balkan Wars |
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He served during the Serbian–Turkish Wars, the Balkan Wars and during the Serbian Campaign (part of the larger Balkans Campaign) during World War I. He became well-known for commanding the Serbs in the east around Timok.