Veselin Misita

Veselin Misita
Born(1904-03-19)19 March 1904
Buna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died31 August 1941(1941-08-31) (aged 37)
Loznica, Serbia
Allegiance Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Chetniks
Service / branchJadar Chetnik detachment
Years of service1934–1941
RankLieutenant colonel,
Colonel (posthumously)
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of Karađorđe's Star

Veselin Misita (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Мисита; 19 March 1904 – 31 August 1941) was a Serb military commander holding the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Yugoslav Army during World War II.[1]

Misita is best known for leading the victorious Battle of Loznica in 1941 in which he was killed.[2] Loznica became the first city in Europe liberated of fascists in August 1941.[3]

  1. ^ Trbojević, D. Cersko-majevička grupa korpusa pukovnika Dragoslava Račića (2001). [page needed]
  2. ^ Šnuderl, Makso (1994). Dnevnik 1941-1945: V partizanih. Založba Obzorja. p. 152. ISBN 978-86-377-0739-4. Bil je zavzet. Žrtve napadalcev so bile občutne. Nemci so se izvlekli, no sam Misita je padel. Dalje so zavzeli Banjo Kobiljačo, ...
  3. ^ Blic, Decenijama palio sveću zaboravljenom heroju, blic.rs; accessed 24 October 2016.