Živojin Mišić
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Voivoda Živojin Mišić GCMG, GCLH, KCB |
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| Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces | |
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In office May 5, 1920 – January 20, 1921 |
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| Monarch | Peter I |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Petar Bojović |
| Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Royal Yugoslav Army | |
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In office December 1, 1918 – May 5, 1920 |
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| Monarch | Peter I |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Serbian Army | |
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In office July 1, 1918 – December 1, 1918 |
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| Monarch | Peter I |
| Preceded by | Petar Bojović |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
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| Born |
June 19, 1855 Struganik, Mionica, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | January 20, 1921 (aged 65) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Resting place | New Cemetery Belgrade |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Krikner(1884–1921; his death) |
| Children | Eleonora Mišić Olga Mišić Radovan Mišić Anđelija Mišić Aleksandar Mišić Vojislav Mišić |
| Alma mater | Military Academy Serbia |
| Profession | Army officer |
| Religion | Orthodox |
| Awards |  Order of Karađorđe's Star with Swords Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Legion of Honour Order of the Redeemer Order of the Crown of Italy(full list in the article) |
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 Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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| Service/branch | Serbian Army |
| Years of service | 1874–1904 1909–1913 1914–1921 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands | Serbian 1st Army |
| Battles/wars |
Serbo-Turkish War Serbo-Bulgarian War First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I |
Živojin Mišić GCMG, GCLH, KCB (Serbian: Живојин Мишић) (July 19, 1855 in Struganik – January 20, 1921, in Belgrade) was a Field Marshal who participated in all of Serbia's wars from 1876 to 1918. He directly commanded the First Serbian army in the Battle of Kolubara and in breach of the Thessaloniki Front was the Chief of the Supreme Command.
Mišić's grandfather was born in Struganik near Mionica. His parents Radovan and Anđelija (born Damjanović - Koštunjić) had thirteen children. Živojin was the youngest child, and when he was born, only eight of his brothers and sisters were still alive. When he turned 6 years, he became a shepherd. He finished primary school in Kragujevac. In his memories, he mentions troubles he had with the city kids that teased him because of his peasant origin. In 1868, he started his gymnasium education in Kragujevac, where he finished the 1st, 2nd, and 6th grade. He finished the third and fourth grade in Belgrade. In the first five gymnasium grades he was not a particularly good student, but he finished the 6th grade with much greater success. Because of that, he was admitted to the Military Academy in 1874, ranked 19th. On every holiday he visited his village, and often he worked in the field with his brothers. Later, on November 25, 1884, he married a German woman, Louise Krikner (1865-1956), at Ascension Church in Belgrade, and they had six children, three sons and three daughters.
He participated with distinction in the Serbo-Turkish wars of 1876 and 1878 with the rank of lieutenant JG of the infantry and in the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885 as a full lieutenant - a company commander in the 5th infantry regiment of Drinska division.
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