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Stepa Stepanović (
Serbian: Степа Степановић) (born
March 12,
1856, died
April 29,
1929) was a
field marshal (
vojvoda) of the
Serbian Army who distinguished himself in
Serbia's wars from
1876 to
1918.
Stepa Stepanović was born in the village of
Kumodraž outside of
Belgrade on
March 2,
1856. He joined the Serbian army in
1874, as a cadet in the
artillery school.
Stepanović obtained significant achievements in the war against the
Turks, especially in the
Battle of Jedren in March
1913 during the
First Balkan War .In the
Second Balkan War his forces were deployed in the
Niš region with an encampment in Pirot
At the beginning of
World War I he acted as the representative of then absent chief of staff Radomir Putnik. He was responsible for mobilization and some war preparations. After Putnik's return he took command of the Second Army.
In
World War I, he led the Serbian army in a great victory in the
Battle of Cer, where his Second Army completely defeated the Austrian Fifth Army, arriving to the scene after a forced march. This was the first allied victory of the war, and he was promoted to Vojvoda (Field-Marshal). His army achieved successes in the
Battle of the Drina and
Battle of Kolubara, in addition to the defence of Serbia in
1915.
In
1918 he was again in command of the Second Army which was a part of the large Allied offensive in
Macedonia, they achieved a breakthrough on September 15. The Second Army advanced to the Bulgarian border and from there, after Bulgarian capitulation on
September 29 1918 turned West towards Bosnia and Adriatic sea.
He was an active officer until the end of
1919, when he retired from service as the
commander in chief of the Serbian army. During his career he was also serving as the minister of the army on two occasions.
He was decorated with the "Takovski krst sa ukrštenim mačevima" medal for bravery during the 1876-1878 wars against the Turks. He died in the town of
Čačak on
April 29,
1929.
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