Description
Military Academy Day is celebrated on March 18, commemorating the day when Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević, in 1850, signed the Act on the Establishment of the Artillery School – the first military higher education institution in Serbia, the traditions of which are today preserved by the Military Academy in Belgrade, a higher education and scientific research institution of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia.
The Military Academy, which has been educating officer staff for the needs of the Serbian Armed Forces for 175 years, is part of the higher education system of the Republic of Serbia, within which it has accredited study programmes for undergraduate, master's and doctoral academic studies. Education at the Military Academy is a complex process that combines education, military training and upbringing of future officers.
In its long history, the Military Academy has produced a pleiad of top intellectuals and experts, experienced military strategists of unbreakable moral strength, unwavering in the service of their homeland. Many of them were also successful scientists and commanders, military writers and professors, such as Academician Jovan Mišković, General, Minister and Military Reformer; Academician Jovan Dragašević, General, Military Writer and Poet, Professor at the Military Academy and the Great School; Academician Živko Pavlović, General, Commander and Intellectual, a Giant of Serbian military thought.
In the year of anniversary, we also proudly remember all the officers who demonstrated their abilities in the Balkan and World Wars, led by Field Marshals Radomir Putnik, Stepa Stepanović, Živojin Mišić and Petar Bojović.
A significant part of the credit for the defence of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from NATO aggression in 1999 belongs to the Military Academy, which educated an excellent staff of officers, and the battles at Košare and Paštrik, full of examples of the extraordinary sacrifice of our officers and soldiers, undoubtedly prove this. Throughout its existence, the Military Academy has provided Serbia with officers trained, ready and capable for their high calling – the defence of the homeland.
Professional cooperation: University of Defence, Military Academy Belgrade
Artistic realization: Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist
