Petar Bojović

Vojvoda
Petar Bojović
Petar Bojović in 1918.
Deputy Commander in Chief of the Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces
In office
3 April 1941 – 17 April 1941
MonarchPeter II
Preceded byPrince Paul
Succeeded byDušan Simović
Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces
In office
21 January 1921 – 8 December 1921
MonarchsPeter I
Alexander I
Preceded byŽivojin Mišić
Succeeded byPetar Pešić
Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Serbian Army
In office
8 December 1915 – 1 July 1918
MonarchPeter I
Preceded byRadomir Putnik
Succeeded byŽivojin Mišić
Chief of the Serbian General Staff
In office
1906–1908
MonarchPeter I
Preceded byAleksandar Mašin
Succeeded byRadomir Putnik
Personal details
Born(1858-06-16)16 June 1858
Miševići, Nova Varoš, Ottoman Empire
Died19 January 1945(1945-01-19) (aged 86)
Belgrade, DF Yugoslavia
Resting placeBelgrade New Cemetery
SpouseMileva Bojović (1893–1945; his death)
ChildrenBožidar Bojović
Vojislav Bojović
Jelica Bojović
Dobrosav Bojović
Rada Bojović
Radoslav Bojović
Alma materMilitary Academy Serbia
ProfessionArmy officer
Awards Order of the Star of Karageorge
Order of the Star of Karageorge with Swords
Order of the Yugoslav Crown
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Military service
Allegiance Principality of Serbia
 Kingdom of Serbia
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Branch/serviceSerbian Army
Years of service1876–1921
1941
Rank Field Marshal
Commands1st Serbian Army
Battles/warsSerbo-Turkish War
Serbo-Bulgarian War
First Balkan War
Second Balkan War
World War I
World War II

Petar Bojović GCLH, KCMG (Serbian: Петар Бојовић, pronounced [pětar bǒːjoʋitɕ]; 16 July 1858 – 19 January 1945) was a Serbian and Yugoslav military commander who fought in the Serbo-Turkish War, the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the First Balkan War, the Second Balkan War, and World War I. He was briefly the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Yugoslav Royal Army in World War II, but played no real part in the conduct of the defence of Yugoslavia when it was invaded by the Axis powers in April 1941.

Following the breakthrough on the Thessaloniki Front of World War I, he became the fourth Serbian officer promoted to field marshal.

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