Ilija Gojković

General
Ilija Gojković
38th Minister of the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia
In office
4 March 1910  11 February 1911
MonarchPeter I
Prime MinisterStojan Novaković
Nikola Pašić
Preceded byMilutin Marinović
Succeeded byStepa Stepanović
Personal details
Born(1854-08-02)2 August 1854
Drenovac, Principality of Serbia
Died15 February 1917(1917-02-15) (aged 62)
Ionian Sea, near Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
Military service
Allegiance Principality of Serbia
 Kingdom of Serbia
Branch/serviceRoyal Serbian Army
Years of service1870–1917
RankGeneral
Unit1st Morava Infantry Division
Timok Army
Battles/warsBalkan Wars

World War I

Ilija Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гојковић; 2 August 1854 – 15 February 1917) was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence.

He served during the Serbian–Turkish Wars, the Balkan Wars and during the Serbian Campaign (part of the larger Balkans Campaign) during World War I. He became well known for commanding the Serbs in the east around Timok.