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Stepa Stepanović

1856 - 1929

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Stepan "Stepa" Stepanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Степан Степа Степановић, pronounced [stɛ̌ːpa stɛpǎːnoʋitɕ]; 11 March [O.S. 28 February] 1856 – 29 April 1929) was a Serbian 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. Having joined the Serbian military in 1874, he fought against the forces of the Ottoman Empire in 1876. Over the following years, he climbed up the ranks of the Serbian Army and fought against Bulgarian forces in 1885. He eventually became the Serbian Minister of War in April 1908 and was responsible for instituting changes in the Serbian Army. Stepanović commanded Serbian forces during the two Balkan Wars and led the Serbian Second Army during World War I. After Battle of Cer he was promoted to second Field Marshal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stepa Stepanović is the 726th most popular military personnel (down from 525th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Serbia (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Serbian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Stepa Stepanović ranks 726 out of 2,058. Before him are Eduard Roschmann, Domnica, Heinz Harmel, Taira no Masakado, Arnold Jackson, and Hans Langsdorff. After him are Gordon Gollob, Nobutake Kondō, Seiichi Itō, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, Raoul Salan, and Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Stepa Stepanović ranks 41. Before him are Sergei Taneyev, Wilhelm von Gloeden, Hara Takashi, William Wallace Denslow, Maurice Sarrail, and Henri-Edmond Cross. After him are Sergei Winogradsky, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Matthias Zurbriggen, Christian Sinding, Maurycy Gottlieb, and Enrico Ferri. Among people deceased in 1929, Stepa Stepanović ranks 41. Before him are Arthur Scherbius, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Rainis, Liang Qichao, Maurice Sarrail, and Manuel Gomes da Costa. After him are André Messager, La Goulue, Enrico Ferri, Jacek Malczewski, Herman Potočnik, and Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Stepa Stepanović ranks 101 out of 661. Before him are Dušan Ivković (1943), Nikolaj Velimirović (1880), Miki Manojlović (1950), Beba Lončar (1943), Velibor Vasović (1939), and Koča Popović (1908). After him are Bata Živojinović (1933), Ilija Garašanin (1812), Ivan Stambolić (1936), Jovan Cvijić (1865), Irinej, Serbian Patriarch (1930), and Dimitrije Ljotić (1891).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Serbia

Among military personnels born in Serbia, Stepa Stepanović ranks 7. Before him are Romulus Augustulus (460), Draža Mihailović (1893), Josip Jelačić (1801), Duško Popov (1912), Milunka Savić (1890), and Živojin Mišić (1855). After him are Vetranio (300), Petar Bojović (1858), Momčilo Perišić (1944), Sefer Halilović (1952), and Dragan Vasiljković (1954).

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