In World War I, the Royal Serbian Army was organized into armies (field armies), divisions, regiments, battalions, squadrons, batteries, detachments and chetas.
Command High Commander (Врховни командант) regent Aleksandar Karađorđević Chief-of-Staff (Начелник штаба Врховне команде) vojvoda Radomir Putnik, assistant (помоћник) general Živojin Mišić
Organization Oblasts The Serbian Army recruited according to oblast (province) and okrug (district), so that families, friends and neighbours could fight together.
Oblast Regiments Okrug Morava (Моравска) 1st Infantry Regiment (1. пешадијски пук–Милош Велики) Vranje 2nd Infantry Regiment (2. пешадијски пук–Књаз Михаило) Prokuplje 3rd Infantry Regiment (3. пешадијски пук) Pirot 16th Infantry Regiment (16. пешадијски пук–Цар Николај II Романов) Niš Drina (Дринска) 4th Infantry Regiment (4. пешадијски пук–Стеван Немања) Užice 5th Infantry Regiment (5. пешадијски пук–Краљ Милан) Valjevo 6th Infantry Regiment (6. пешадијски пук–Престолонаследник Александар) Šabac 17th Infantry Regiment (17. пешадијски пук) Valjevo Danube (Дунавска) 7th Infantry Regiment (7. пешадијски пук–Краљ Петар) Belgrade 8th Infantry Regiment (8. пешадијски пук–Књаз Александар) Požarevac 9th Infantry Regiment (9. пешадијски пук–Краљ Никола I) Požarevac 18th Infantry Regiment (18. пешадијски пук–Краљевић Ђорђе) Belgrade Šumadija (Шумадијска) 10th Infantry Regiment (10. пешадијски пук–Таковски) Čačak 11th Infantry Regiment (11. пешадијски пук–Карађорђе) Kragujevac 12th Infantry Regiment (12. пешадијски пук–Цар Лазар) Kruševac 19th Infantry Regiment (19. пешадијски пук) Kragujevac Timok (Тимочка) 13th Infantry Regiment (13. пешадијски пук–Хајдук Вељко) Negotin 14th Infantry Regiment (14. пешадијски пук) Knjaževac 15th Infantry Regiment (15. пешадијски пук–Стеван Синђелић) Zaječar 20th Infantry Regiment (20. пешадијски пук) Zaječar Ibar (Ибарска) Unorganized Unorganized Kosovo (Косовска) Unorganized Unorganized Vardar (Вардарска) Organized during war Unorganized Bregalnica (Брегалничка) Organized during war Unorganized Bitola (Битољска) Some units organized during war Unorganized
Divisions and Regiments
The Serbian Army was organized into divisions and larger detachments at the beginning of the war in the following: Morava Division I (Моравска дивизија I позива), with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 16th Infantry Regiments (1st Call) Drina Division I (Дринска дивизија I позива), with 5th, 6th, 17th Infantry Regiments and 3rd Supernumerary Infantry Regiment (1st Call) Danube Division I (Дунавска дивизија I позива), with 7th, 8th, 18th Infantry Regiments and 4th Supernumerary Infantry Regiment (1st Call) Šumadija Division I (Шумадијска дивизија I позива), with 10th, 11th, 12th, 19th Infantry Regiments (1st Call) Timok Division I (Тимочка дивизија I позива), with 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th Infantry Regiments (1st Call) Combined Division (Комбинована дивизија), with 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th Supernumerary Infantry Regiments (1st Call) Morava Division II (Моравска дивизија II позива), with 1st, 2nd, 3rd Infantry Regiments (2nd Call) Drina Division II (Дринска дивизија II позива), with 5th, 6th Infantry Regiments (2nd Call), 6th Infantry Regiment (3rd Call) with supernumerary battalion, and one battalion of the 5th Infantry Regiment (3rd Call) Danube Division II/Braničevo Detachment (Дунавска дивизија II позива, Браничевски одред), with 7th, 8th, 9th Infantry Regiment (2nd Call), 9th Infantry Regiment (1st Call), 8th, 9th Infantry Regiments (3rd Call) Šumadija Division II (Шумадијска дивизија II позива), 10th, 11th, 12th Infantry Regiment (2nd Call) Timok Division II (Тимочка дивизија II позива), 13th, 14th, 15th Infantry Regiments (2nd Call) Obrenovac Detachment (Обреновачки одред), 7th Infantry Regiment (2nd Call), two battalions of 5th Infantry Regiment (3rd Call) Užice Brigade (Ужичка бригада), 4th Infantry Regiment (2nd Call), 4th Infantry Regiment (3rd Call) Mokra Gora Detachment (Одред код Мокре Горе), 4th Infantry Regiment (1st Call) Lim Detachment (Лимски одред), 4th and 5th Cadre Regiment, one and a half battalion of 4th Infantry Regiment (3rd Call)
The mobilized were categorized into four age groups or classes, poziv (literally "call", also translated as "line"). The 1st Call () being 21-31 years (deemed "active army", активна војска), 2nd Call () 32-37 years, 3rd Call () 38-45 years. The "Last Defence" (poslednja odbrana, ) was 18-20 and 46-55 years. The 1st and 2nd Calls were organized into the National Army, being the operative component in the Serbian Army, while the 3rd and Last Defence were used for garrison- and guard duty.
Cavalry, Artillery, Air Force Cavalry Division (Коњичка дивизија), made up of two brigades, each with two regiments. 1st Cavalry Brigade, with Cavalry Regiments 1st, 3rd. 2nd Cavalry Brigade, with Cavalry Regiments 2nd, 4th. Cavalry Artillery Division. Artillery, organized into the Infantry Regiments and Cavalry Division, and the independent Highland Artillery Regiment with nine batteries. Air Force, two planes and one balloon, during war aided by a French squadron
Chetnik Detachments The Serbian High Command ordered for the establishment of Chetnik detachments to also house volunteers, each detachment numbering 500–600 men. Zlatibor Chetnik Detachment (Златиборски четнички одред), under major Kosta Todorović Jadar Chetnik Detachment (Јадарски четнички одред), under major Vojin Popović Rudnik Chetnik Detachment (Руднички четнички одред), under major Vojislav Tankosić Gornjak Chetnik Detachment (Горњачки четнички одред), under major Velimir Vemić
1914 First Army General Petar Bojović, Commanding First Army
Colonel Božidar Terzić, Chief of Staff
Divisions Regiments Cavalry division:
Colonel Branko Jovanović 1. cavalry regiment 2. cavalry regiment 3. cavalry regiment 4. cavalry regiment Timok division I ban:
General Vladimir Kondić 13. inf.reg. I ban 14. inf.reg. I ban 15. inf.reg. I ban 20. inf.reg. I banTimok division II ban: 13. inf.reg. II ban 14. inf.reg. II ban 15. inf.reg. II ban Morava division II ban 1. inf.reg. II ban 2. inf.reg. II ban 3. inf.reg. II ban Braničevo detachment (Dunav division II ban)troops of Dunav division II ban: 7. inf.reg. II ban 8. inf.reg. II ban 9. inf.reg. II ban
other troops: 9. inf.reg. I ban 8. inf.reg. III ban 9. inf.reg. III ban Army artillery
Colonel Božidar Srećković
Second Army
General Stepa Stepanović, Commanding Second Army
Colonel Vojislav Živanović, Chief of Staff
Divisions Regiments Morava division I ban
Colonel Ilija Gojković 1.inf.reg. I ban 2.inf.reg. I ban 3.inf.reg. I ban 16.inf.reg. I ban Combined division I ban
General Mihailo Rašić 1. supernumerary inf.reg. I ban Svetislav Mišković 2. supernumerary inf.reg. I ban 5. supernumerary inf.reg. I ban 6. supernumerary inf.reg. I ban Dragoljub UzunmirkovićŠumadija division I ban 10. inf.reg. I ban 11. inf.reg. I ban 12. inf.reg. I ban 19. inf.reg. I banDunav division I ban
Colonel Milivoje Anđelković 7. inf.reg. I ban 8. inf.reg. I ban 18. inf.reg. I ban 4. supernumerary inf.reg. I banYugoslav Division Army artillery
Colonel Vojislav Milojević
Third army
General Pavle Jurišić Šturm, Commanding Third Army
Colonel Dušan Pešić, Chief of Staff
Divisions and brigades Regiments Drina division I ban 5. inf.reg. I ban 6. inf.reg. I ban 17. inf.reg. I ban 3. supernumerary inf.reg. I ban Drina division II ban 5. inf.reg. II ban Miloje Jelisijević 6. inf.reg. II ban 6. inf.reg. III ban 1 battalion of 5. inf.reg. III ban Obrenovac detachment
7. inf.reg. III ban 2 battalions of 5. inf.reg. III ban other units: Jadar četnik detachment Army artillery:
Colonel Miloš Mihailović
Army group Užice
General Miloš Božanović
Divisions and brigades Regiments Šumadija division II ban
Colonel Dragutin Milutinović 10. inf.reg. II ban 11 inf.reg. II ban 12. inf.reg. II ban 4. inf.reg. I ban Užice brigade
Colonel Ivan Pavlović 4. inf.reg. II ban 4. inf.reg. III ban detachments: Lim detachment LtColonel Jevrem Mihailović Zlatibor četnik detachment Major Kosta Tododrović Gornjak četnik detachment Major Velimir Vemić Army artillery:
1915
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