Branivoje Jovanović

Branivoje Jovanović-Brana
Birth name	Branivoje Jovanović
Nickname(s)	Brana
Born	May 23, 1883 Kisiljevo, Kingdom of Serbia (now Serbia)
Died	May 30, 1905 (22 years) Petraljica, Ottoman Empire (now R. Macedonia)
Allegiance	Serbian Army (1903–05) Serbian Chetnik Organization (1903–05)
Years of service	1903–05
Battles/wars	Serbian operation in Macedonia

Branivoje Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранивоје Јовановић), known by the nom de guerre Brana (Брана), was a Chetnik vojvoda (commander). He was born in Kisiljevo near Požarevac. He finished gymnasium in Belgrade and Šabac, after which he finished the Military Academy. He was among the first Chetniks who crossed the border. He participated in the Fight on Čelopek. He was brave, and popular, social with people. Brana and his friend Bogdan Hajnc were in the village of Petraljica, when Turks who had been tipped of their location surrounded them. The Chetniks locked themselves in two houses, which the Turks set aflame. Brana and his band were burnt to death. His remains were excavated the next day and buried by the Petraljica church. The events were recorded in poetry.^[1]

References

1. Simo Živković (December 1998). "Sakupi se jedna četa mala". Srpsko-nasledje.rs. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

Sources

• Blažarić, Pavle (2006). Božica Mladenović, ed. Memoari. Institut za srpsku kulturu.