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: Антимасонска изложба у Београду 1941. у контексту нацистичке антимасонске активности у окупираној Европи 1939–1945.; Summary/Abstract: Based on unpublished archival records, interwar and collaborationists’ press, and historical articles of Serbian and European origin, this article represents an analysis of the Anti-Masonic exhibition in occupied Belgrade, with a special focus on its origin and organization. This article also places the Belgrade exhibition in its historical context by comparing it with anti-Masonic propaganda in Vichy France and occupied Belgium. Since they came to power in Germany, the Nazis conducted a cruel and aggressive campaign against elements of internationalism: Jews, Free Masons, and Communists. Nazi policies were, by the end of 1930s and in the second half of 1940, exported to occupied countries, allies of the Axis, as well as to to weak, neutral countries of southeast Europe. A great public Anti-Masonic propaganda wave in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia started in July 1940, under the political influence of Nazi Germany, which pressured Yugoslavia to join the Axis. Several leading protagonists of that campaign, including Dr. Lazar Prokić and Stevan Kluić, were involved in organizing an Anti-Masonic exhibition in Belgrade during the World War II occupation. The exhibition was held in the former great lodge “Yugoslavia” building and it was one of the greatest achievements of collaborationists’ propaganda. Some 80,000 people visited the exhibition that was officially opened from 22 October 1941 until 19 January 1942. The concept of the Belgrade exhibition was similar to those Anti-Masonic exhibitions held in occupied Paris and Brussels, simultaneously targeting Free Masons, Jews, and Communists. The intense struggle of collaborationists’ forces with the insurgents in Serbia during the autumn and winter of 1941 reinforced the propaganda role of the Anti-Masonic exhibition. The exhibition inspired hundreds of vehement anti-Semitic and anti-Communist articles published in the collaborationists’ press. Historical sources and comparative analysis have shown that the main initiators and benefactors of the Belgrade Anti-Masonic exhibition were the Germans, while the organization and propaganda work were left to the radical collaborationists, such as Prokić, who had been supporters of Nazism long before the war and had cooperated with the German secret services.

: Аутомобил у операцијама српске војске 1912-1913.; Summary/Abstract: Serbian Army during the wars of 1912/13 in their operations against the Turkish and Bulgarian militaries used the cars. Apart from the 48 requisitioned passenger cars which were used for transport of staff headquarters and maintaining communication in the military there were 12 cargo and medical vehicles which were used for transport of food, ammunitions and the wounded. Since the cargo vehicles proved good, especially in the terrains where there was no railway, Serbian military commanders decided for the new purchases. Thus, at the beginning of 1913, three passenger cars were procured and during the year also 35 cargo cars from Germany, so that at the end of war with the Bulgarians every Serbian division had 4-5 cargo cars in its composition. This procurement of cars was connected with the training of future instructors for the Serbian military drivers’ school, which started with its operation in the middle of March 1913, after their return from Germany. The school first trained NCOs for the future car division commanders and instructors, and than in the summer 1913, they started with training of soldiers from the service personnel. The newly purchased cars were usefully used also during the Albanian rebellion, in September 1913, when in the Serbian Army, for the defence of Gostivar for the first time the car transport of troops of smaller size was carried out. It happened less than a year before the battle on the Marne River which is considered a benchmark of the use of car transport for the war purposes.

: Аутомобилска служба у Српској војсци 1914/1915.; Summary/Abstract: In the first years of the World War I the Serbian Army was supplied with motor vehicles by requisition from private owners, war prey and procurement abroad. The lessons learned from battle on the river Marna definitely resulted in procurement of greater number of cars for the army needs. One of the main reasons for introducing greater number of cars in use in the Serbian Army was fear of diseases in pack animals which in the new circumstances could not be replaced with that requisitioned from the people. The car was more economical than draft animals, since it did not consume anything when it was out of operation. The increased number of motor vehicles led to the need for developing a formation of car units and regulations of car service. Car service command as an installment which integrated car detachments and accompanying units was formed at the beginning of March 1915 in Kragujevac, so that 1915 in the Serbian as well as in the French Army was crucial for car service formation. Due to lack of national trained drivers, a detachment of approximately hundred French car drivers was sent to the Serbian Army as a support. Characteristic for this period was irresponsible attitude of the drivers and officers towards the cars, so that drivers in the Serbian Army gained bad reputation. The cars used by the Army had also a significant role during its retreat towards Albania and the South, but almost all of them were crippled and left at the foot of the Albanian mountains or destroyed in attempt to reach Thessalonica in them in December 1915. Only a smaller number of vehicles reached Greece and served as a base for redevelopment of the car units. In this period the car was fully accepted in the Serbian Army, аnd the trained personnel given by Serbian Car Service Command will play an important role in motorisation development in the Kingdom of SCS/Yugoslavia, so that the Army can be seen as a key player in modernisation in this area.

: БОМБАРДОВАЊЕ КИНЕСКЕ АМБАСАДЕ У БЕОГРАДУ 1999. ГОДИНЕ; Summary/Abstract: Чланак представља анализу дешавања у вези са бомбардовањем кинеске амбасаде у Београду 1999. године. Аутор указује на хронологију дешавања и анализира политичке потезе заинтересованих страна. Посебну пажњу аутор је посветио политичким односима Народне Републике Кине и Сједињених Америчких Државе у периоду од маја до децембра 1999. године. Рад је писан на основу литературе, објављених докумената и извештаја релевантних институција и владиних агенција, као и извештаја новинских агенција.

: Батаљони организованих Арнаута 1919–1920; Summary/Abstract: After liberation, the Yugoslav state had a big problem on the border front with Albania, because of frequent attacks of Albanians, who were supported by Italy. In order to defend the border, in 1919 the state established Battalions of Organized Albanians. These Battalions were under the command of Esad Pasha Toptani. Problems at the border occurred at the time of the Paris Peace Conference, when Albanians fought a diplomatic battle to fulfill their territorial demands. In the field, struggles were waged at all points on the left bank of the Drim River. Although the members of the Battalions of Organized Albanians fought together with the Yugoslav army, they did not meet the expectations of the Yugoslav authorities. Anarchy, indiscipline, breaking of promises, black market, robbery, frequent defections to the side of Italy – were everyday behavior of fighters involved in the Battalions of Organized Albanians. The state granted credit to pay the members of the Battalions, but the payments were often delayed, so this was also one of the reasons for the lack of discipline. The fact that the activities of the Battalions compromised the Yugoslav state, demanded their disbanding, but the authorities feared that this would provoke even more anarchy, so it frantically tried to keep them under control.

: Батаљони организованих Арнаута 1920–1921. године; Summary/Abstract: After the death of Esad Pasha, the members of the Battalions of Organized Arnauts posed a big problem to the Yugoslav authorities. On one side, there was a practical use of the Battalions in the areas along the border line, while on the other side there were doubts about their ultimate intentions, respect of their strength, suspicions regarding their venality and willingness to side with the enemy. No one could dispute their engagement in the battles in midsummer 1920 near Dva brata, Stebljev, Borovo, Zabzun, participation in actions in Šalja and Peshkopi, or their contribution to operations of intercepting robbers and taking away stolen cattle. But many of them also took part in robberies, murders and smuggling. However, the reason preventing the Yugoslav state from abolishing them was the fear that they could turn against it, so that even at the end of 1921 a decision on disbanding them was not made.

: Библиографија радова о Ваљеву у Првом светском рату; Summary/Abstract: Valjevo had long felt the consequences of being at the center of the Balkan front in the First World War. It took more than twenty years for Valjevo and its citizens to recover from the sufferings in the First World War. No sooner had it seemed that the citizens of Valjevo would finally heal from the consequences of the Great War than the Second World War began. After the Second World War, Serbian historiography had long dealt with the matter of the First World War only sporadically and insufficiently. Significant strides in this respect were made towards the end of the 1960s. Many articles published in the local history magazine as well as in scholarly anthologies initiated an interest in this topic. There has since been a progressive increase in the number of bibliographies that include the First World War. Researchers who showed interest in studying the history of the local community and its role in the context of Serbia in the Great War produced many academic works. Of all these works, the most valuable historical materials are those produced right after the Great War under the patronage of the state and those which authors were direct participants in the combat operations in the Valjevo region. Their testimonies through remembrance and memoirs give us a true picture of the aforementioned events and the extent of suffering of the citizens of Valjevo. Vastly important are the works made at WWI themed scientific conferences which focused on the Battle of Kolubara and Valjevo Hospital. No less valuable were the contemporary home and foreign press, with their daily reports from the Balkan front. Local historians and amateur chroniclers have also played a major role in ensuring that the horrors and sufferings of the citizens of Valjevo in the First World War are never forgotten. Valjevo had the misfortune to play a pivotal role in the First World War, and it suffered numerous and extensive criticisms as a consequence.

: Борбе за ослобођење Нове Вароши 3–5. септембра 1941.; Summary/Abstract: The struggle for the liberation of Nova Varoš in early September 1941 stemmed from disaffection of the local Orthodox population, caused by killing, looting, arrests, and mistreatmant by the Croatian regime in the Nova Varoš District. Patriotism was also a factor in this struggle, as well as a desire for liberation, which could been seen in the attack on an shortly after Italians first appeared in this area. Most of the rebel forces were Serbian villagers, who were organized and led by local Communists or Četniks from the Ivanjica and Užice Districts. Only the Orthodox population participated in the uprising. Most of the Muslims remained passive or participated with the occupier in the fighting against the Orthodox. The first attack on Nova Varoš was on 3 September 1941. The action, led by members of the local committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, was spontaneous and poorly planned – and failed. Italian army forces, which occupied Nova Varoš without a fight on 4 September, were a part of the elite 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria," whose soldiers had fought in Ethiopia, France, and Albania. The battalion "Bolzano" had about 1,000 well-equipped men, with many officers. That was probably the cause of the defeat of insurgent forces in the second attack on the town on 5 September 1941. Although this attempt to liberate Nova Varoš was better organized then the first one, as can be seen from the stealthy seizure of strategic positions by the Serbs; a synchronized initial assault that surprised the defenders; the six-hour battle and six attacks on the town, during which the Italian troops suffered losses, it eventually failed. Due to Italian unwillingness to join the comprehensive action against the Orthodox in a Nova Varoš District, most of them kept their arms and quickly re-activated. The struggle in the vicinity of the liberated territory around Užice also prevented the Italians from controlling this battle space. They fled Nova Varoš in early December 1941 when it was liberated by partisan units. Italian occupation authorities returned to the city just seven months later, in mid-1942.

: Босанци и Херцеговци у војној организацији Хабсбуршке монархије 1918. године; Summary/Abstract: During 1918, the position of the Central Powers deteriorated and the morale of the population in the background was constantly weakening. The consequence of this was disintegration of the army units morale, especially in the areas where the new national and social ideas had been adopted. This disintegration was manifested in revolts, disertion and formation of groups by deserters and soldiers who had violated their political, social and military causes. National demands, intensified by propaganda of Triple Entente powers, made the existing legal structure of the monarchy more and more uncertain. The general situation in the background created the preconditions for unrest and events that jeopardized law and order, and when these spread to the front, they had a considerable influence on the discipline in the military.

: Бојан Б. Димитријевић, Генерал Младић и Војска Републике Српске; Summary/Abstract: Prikaz knjige General Mladić i Vojska Republike Srpske od Bojana B. Dimitrijevića

: Бугарска ратна морнарица – основне етапе у њеној изградњи и развоју (1879 - 1919. године); Summary/Abstract: The Bulgarian Naval Fleet (the Danube flotilla) was established in 1879 in the town of Ruse thanks to the overall Russian support. In 1897 the formation of a naval fleet was also started with its base in the city of Varna. Deliveries of vessels and military machinery came from France. French specialists helped in the organization of the Black Sea Fleet and the training of its crew. Bulgaria’s small naval fleet acted really well in the Balkan Wars. The Bulgarian officers and seamen successfully defended our sea coast. In the years of World War I Bulgaria was an ally to Germany. German deliveries helped the fleet modernization. In 1916 the first submarines joined the fleet and in 1917 Bulgarian water aircraft escadrille was formed. After the World War I the Bulgarian Naval Fleet was transformed to Sea and River Police Service.

: ВОЈНОЕКОНОМСКА САРАДЊА ЈУГОСЛАВИЈЕ И СЈЕДИЊЕНИХ АМЕРИЧКИХ ДРЖАВА У ПОСТВИЈЕТНАМСКОМ ПЕРИОДУ; Summary/Abstract: У раду се на основу архивске грађе југословенског порекла и литературе анализира економски и војни сегмент југословенско‐америчке сарадње после окончања Вијетнамског рата и потписивања Споразума о миру 24. јануара 1973. године. Образлажу се сви ограничавајући фактори који су утицали на појаву повремених осцилација у тим сегментима сарадње. Истовремено се указује и на положај Југославије на светској политичкој сцени и анализира начин на који је успела да сачува свој статус у новим условима детанта. Паралелно се указује на значај и важност америчког интереса према Југославији као фактору мира и стабилности на Балкану.

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