With a formal session in the small hall of the House of Culture, the Municipal Organization of Reserve Military Officers in Bor and the City Board of SUBNOR marked April 23, the Day of the Serbian Armed Forces.
BOR – Day of the Serbian Armed Forces, April 23, is celebrated across the country to honor the soldiers who laid down their lives for the freedom of their people. From a state and military point of view, this date is known as one of the historical milestones that led to the creation of the modern Serbian state and enabled the creation of an efficient and modern Serbian army.
“The First People’s Army was formed exactly 220 years ago, in 1804, with the First Serbian Uprising, and the first regular units were formed five years later, by the decision of Karađorđ Petrović. It consisted of infantry and artillery battalions in Belgrade, and in other districts on the territory of Serbia, one company of the standing army was formed each, with a total of about 60,000 soldiers. After that, the Army Training Center was established in Kragujevac, where 2,000 soldiers were present every day in readiness.“, he said Momcilo Radisavljevićpresident of the Organization of Reserve Military Officers in Bor.
The Serbian Army participated in both the Balkan and world wars, and in 1990 in the war against NATO aggressors. Although it progressed and became stronger over time, hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in the whirlwinds of war, he recalled. Radisavljevic.
