Božidar Janković

For the Serbian football player, see Božo Janković.
Božidar Janković

Božidar Janković
Native name Божидар Јанковић
Born (1849-12-07)7 December 1849
Belgrade, Serbia
Died 7 July 1920(1920-07-07) (aged 70)
Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Allegiance
Rank General
Commands held Serbian Third Army[1]
Battles/wars

Božidar Janković (Serbian: Божидар Јанковић; 7 December 1849 – 7 July 1920) was a Serbian army general commander of the Serbian Third Army during the First Balkan War between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire.

Janković died on 7 July 1920 in the town of Herceg Novi.[2] The town of Elez Han in Kosovo was named 'Đeneral Janković' after him.

References

  1. Mile Bjelajac, Vojska Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca 1918-1921, 1988 - стр. 97
  2. "† Ђенерал Божа Јанковић" (in Serbian). Politika. 8 July 1920. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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