Description
This year we mark 110 years since the beginning of the First World War, one of the largest military conflicts in the history of civilization, in which more than 70 million people under arms participated. The army of the small Balkan state of Serbia will be remembered for its heroic epic, which began with the Battle of Cer in 1914, the first allied victory in the First World War against the incomparably more numerous Austro-Hungarian forces, followed by the Albanian Golgotha in 1915 and the landing on Corfu in 1916, continuing with the great and significant victory at Kaimaktsalan in 1916 and finally, the breakthrough of the Thessaloniki front in 1918 and the proud rush to the final liberation of the Homeland.
During the entire war, Serbian soldiers stood out for their courage, endurance, resilience and chivalry, despite the difficult conditions and enemy superiority. The civilian population in occupied Serbia suffered terribly due to the occupation and war operations, but still remained determined to support their soldiers in the fight for freedom, showing national unity and solidarity.
Serbia emerged from the First World War as one of the victorious countries, but it paid for it with huge losses – it is estimated that more than a million people were killed or wounded during the war that forever changed the course of history.
Stamp motif: Monument to the Unknown Hero on Avala, Ivan Meštrović, 1938.
Motifs on the vignettes: Heroes – Serbian soldiers from the period of the First World War and Serbian decorations; from the collection of the Adligat Society, the legacy of Leko family.Motifs on the First Day Cover: photos of heroes – Serbian soldiers and civilians from the First World War period and artillery shells that Serbian soldiers engraved, processed into cups and used in the trenches; from the collection of the Adligat Society, the legacy of Leko family.
Professional cooperation: Society for culture, art and international cooperation Adligat, Belgrade.
Artistic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist
