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"Falcon's eye" Hi friends, you have probably already noticed this photo.
I want to tell you that this is my countryman. Whenever I see this picture, I will be very proud. His name is Dragutin Matic, born on January 10, 1888 in Kaletinac, died on January 1, 1970 also in Kaletinac. He was nicknamed Zaplanjac after the area, which is located in the southern part of Serbia. Southeast of Nis, and northeast of Leskovac, bordered by the mountains Selicevica from the north, Suva planina from the east and Babicka gora from the west, so it got the name Zaplanje (behind, for mountains). With its southern part it is spacious towards Vlasina and Luznica. Near the town is Gadzin Han, the center of Zaplanje is Donji Dusnik. This painting often appeared on military encyclopedias, museums, and history textbooks with the inscription Serbian Vonji scout on the Drina or "Falcon's eye". His father and mother died early, he was the youngest, there were five children in the family, and his oldest brother took care of him.
Dragutin Matic left for military service in 1910, so he was hit by the Balkan wars, then when the First World War broke out. Due to his courage and bravery, during the Battle of Cer and Kolubara, the military authorities entrusted him with the task of scout. He returned to his homeland "sometime around Christmas 1919". He fought in the war for six years, and spent two years serving his military service. For his heroism and courage, he was decorated with several war decorations. Upon his return to his native village. He was engaged in agriculture, and he also went to work, working as a bricklayer and a potter. Matic's military service lasted for a full nine years. He was in the frame in 1910. In 1912 he fought with the Turks, in 1913 with the Bulgarians, and in 1914 with the Swabians. He was among those who, in Corfu, recovered, sang: "Who does not know what hardships are, let him cross Albania on foot ..." cemetery and then thrown into the sea, he went to the Thessaloniki front. Each of his reports was reliable and valuable, and it is no wonder that the commanders, company commander Lieutenant Aleksandar Mijalkovic, battalion commander Captain Vladimir Pesic and regiment commander Milic Milicevic, entrusted him only with those tasks that show resourcefulness, wisdom, cunning and courage. Quote from Albanian Golgotha: "People were trampling, the wheels of kitchens and gun carriages, carts and cannons were crossing, horses were climbing and biting each other, almost going wild from whipping and preferring drivers, it was often impossible to go back and forth ..."
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My father-in-law is from Zaplanje, the village of Grkinja, Gadzin Han Municipality.
Really ??? Almost half of my Grkinja relatives are from the village, two great-grandmothers are from Grkinja.
> Really ??? Almost half of my Grkinja relatives are from the village, two great-grandmothers are from Grkinja. All my relatives are from Greece, I have been there several times.
Wonderful 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You must be proud that this hero was your countryman! So many years in the war and in military training, they talk about him as a great man.
They didn't even know that this picture existed, only when the Mars board on the Drina came out, so they recognized him as it was him.
He was a great hero. Nice article
Yes.Thank you very much dear friend, stay with us, follow ours further.
Dragutin Matić was amazing man thatsway in your country all are proud on him,,,,i was reading great informative article
Thank you very much for your observation.
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The picture of Dragutin Matica is in almost every textbook of history. He immediately associates me with the crossing of the Serbian army through Albania. One of the heroes that should be written about in textbooks, and not just put a picture of him.
Honestly, I agree.
Thanks for your information. I didn't know this information. I known that for you.
Dragutin Matic is a great Serbian hero from the Balkan wars, he is the personification of a Serbian peasant, hard-working and resourceful both in peace and in war. He asked for the Golgotha of our army through Albania.
Thank God he saved it. He died at the age of 82.
How hard was their military life, how did they fight and die for a table to change our history today
Very difficult, difficult conditions. Only his soul knows what he went through, what he saw.
This is a very great article and educative, because this is my first time I'm getting to know dragutin
Thank you very much for your suggestion.
Anyway this is a great text
> Thank you so much for the feedback.
Awesome background story of an individual.
Awesome background story of an individual.
Yes it is amazing, unfortunately true.
When the occupation of Yugoslavia began in World War II, his wife took his military decorations and some other documents, and buried them in the sand by a nearby river. Having witnessed Bulgarian crimes in the previous war, she feared she could be dangerous to Dragutin and his family. In 1965, Dragutin found out about the photograph in which he was. That year, the gramophone record March on the Drina was released, with its picture on the front. His comrades-in-arms immediately recognized him. Kostadinka Matić from Niš, who knew Matić, bought the record and sent it by mail to Kaletinac, to his address. That is how Matic found out about the famous painting with his character that traveled the world. At the end of December 1969, he fell ill. A military helicopter with a doctor was sent from the military garrison in Nis to Suva Planina to pick him up. However, the doctor concluded that Dragutin Matić would not be able to endure the trip to the hospital. He died two days later, on January 1, 1970
He had a very struggling life. Thank you so much for giving us such information, for finding out about a man who was so nice.