{"id":20339,"date":"2023-10-12T15:14:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/?page_id=20339"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:41:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T10:41:17","slug":"german-army-memorial-complex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/german-army-memorial-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"GERMAN ARMY MEMORIAL COMPLEX"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-20339\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-20339-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-20339-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">WHERE IS IT ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The German army memorial complex is located at the very entrance of Ko\u0161utnjak park, between the Ru\u0111er Bo\u0161kovi\u0107 private school and Kneza Vi\u0161eslava street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-20339-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2832.240808272032!2d20.421750575371856!3d44.77589577910086!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x475a6fd585207e9b%3A0x5d6e37b55d05c89d!2sSpomen%20kosturnica%20Nema%C4%8Dkim%20vojnicima%20208.%20regimente%2C%20palim%20u%20osvajanju%20Beograda!5e0!3m2!1sen!2srs!4v1697124569830!5m2!1sen!2srs\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-20339-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-20339-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">HISTORY<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The complex of the German Military Cemetery is located at the entrance to Ko\u0161utnjak, at the site where battles were fought for the conquest of Belgrade during World War I.<\/p>\n<p>The cemetery was established in 1915 during a joint Austro-Hungarian and German offensive. It was chosen as a military cemetery by Field Marshal August von Mackensen. The monolithic monument around which the cemetery is built is dedicated to the 208th Prussian Infantry Regiment.<\/p>\n<p>The cemetery was maintained during the interwar period and was used again during World War II, where members of the SS units were buried. After World War II, the cemetery suffered damage due to political reprisals against members of the occupying forces. Marble tombstones were destroyed, and concrete monuments from World War I were partially preserved. What remains of the cemetery was partially restored in 1985.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-20339-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image-grid panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image-grid so-widget-sow-image-grid-default-8bf08a9600e8-20339\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-image-grid-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2006\" height=\"1337\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1264.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"spomenik nema\u010dkim vojnicima I svetski rat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1264.jpg 2006w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1264-300x200.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256.jpg 2123w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1256-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2079\" height=\"1386\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271.jpg 2079w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_1271-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2079px) 100vw, 2079px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-20339-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-20339-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">MONUMENT TO SERBIAN SOLDIERS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Within this memorial complex, there is also a monument to the Serbian defenders of Belgrade. The soldiers of the 208th Prussian Infantry Regiment fought a grueling two-day battle against the defenders of Belgrade, consisting of 36 members of the Serbian army, two Britons, and one Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p>During World War I, in some cases, common graves were established for both German and Allied soldiers. This practice was part of an effort to preserve the memory of all sides in the First World War and to pay respect to all soldiers who gave their lives in the war. These cemeteries were often marked to clearly indicate that enemy soldiers were buried there.<\/p>\n<p>Field Marshal August von Mackensen erected a monument within the German cemetery dedicated to Serbian soldiers with a bilingual inscription that reads: \"Here lie Serbian heroes.\" This gesture of respect can be interpreted in various ways. It could have been an expression of respect for the bravery and military skill of the opponents in the battle for Belgrade, or perhaps it was part of military propaganda to highlight German military power and victory. Regardless of the motives, such gestures were relatively unusual during the war, and the monument remains a significant historical point that testifies to the events of that period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-20339-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image-grid panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image-grid so-widget-sow-image-grid-default-8bf08a9600e8-20339\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-image-grid-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1799\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"spomenik srpskim junacima\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248.jpg 1799w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1248-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1799px) 100vw, 1799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1493\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"spomenik srpskim junacimaa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249.jpg 2240w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_1249-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-20339-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-20339-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-20339-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Written and translated by Igor Mijovi\u0107<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-20339-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German army memorial complex is located at the very entrance of Ko\u0161utnjak park, between the Ru\u0111er Bo\u0161kovi\u0107 private school and Kneza Vi\u0161eslava street. The complex of the German Military Cemetery is located at the entrance to Ko\u0161utnjak, at the site where battles were fought for the conquest of Belgrade during World War I. The&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/german-army-memorial-complex\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">GERMAN ARMY MEMORIAL COMPLEX<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"wppr_data":{"cwp_meta_box_check":"No"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20339"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27013,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20339\/revisions\/27013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}