11.09.2023.
Remembering Serbian and Greek soldiers killed in First World War
A traditional commemoration ceremony for Serbian and Greek soldiers who were killed in the First World War and buried in Pirot was held in this town today, with full military honours.
The Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces delegation was led by Deputy Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, Lieutenant General Želimir Glišović, who laid wreaths at the Greek military cemetery and at the monument to the citizens of Pirot who were killed in the First World War. Wreaths were also laid at the monuments to the fallen fighters by representatives of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, embassies of Greece and Cyprus, local self-government bodies and organizations that keep alive the traditions of defensive and liberation wars.
The delegation of the Government of the Republic of Serbia included Acting Assistant Minister of Defence for Human Resources Siniša Radović and Adviser to the Minister of Defence Nikola Banjac.A total of 7610 Serbian and 358 Greek soldiers and officers who fought side by side and were killed during the First World War are buried in Pirot. Every September, a joint Serbian-Greek commemoration ceremony is held in their honour
