Đorđe Ristić
Serbian rebel
About Đorđe Ristić
Lived 1881 – 1911 (aged 29–30).
Đorđe Ristić also George Ristić (; 6 August 1881 — 1911), known as Đorđe Skopljanče (Ђорђе Скопљанче), was a Serbian Chetnik commander who fought in Old Serbia and Macedonia.
Life Ristić was born in İpek, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Kosovo) into a Serb family. He finished high school in Skoplje, hence his nickname Skopljanče (a demonym). He then enrolled in the non-commissioned officer school in Belgrade in 1904, and with the rank of sergeant (narednik) he joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization and immediately crossed the Serbian-Ottoman border. Due to his bravery, he gained the title of vojvoda (duke) the same year. He participated in the battles on Guglin, Petralica and Čelopek in that year. His designated area was the Kumanovo region where he constantly clashed with Bulgarian vojvode Krsto Konjushki. He died in 1911 as a result of the extreme conditions he faced during guerilla fighting in the open outdoors under bad weather. He was buried in Niš, where the Narodna Odbrana erected a monument in his honour, in 1913.
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Who was Đorđe Ristić?
Serbian rebel
When was Đorđe Ristić born?
Đorđe Ristić was born on 6 August 1881 in Peja.
When did Đorđe Ristić die?
Đorđe Ristić died in 1911 in Niš.
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