Vojin Čolak-Antić
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Vojin I. Čolak-Antić (Serbian: Војин Чолак-Антић; 4 August 1877 – 29 July 1945), also spelled Voyin Tcholak-Antitch, was a Serbian senior army officer in the Royal Serbian Army and the Royal Yugoslav Army who held a number of senior commands, staff and diplomatic functions.
General Vojin Čolak-Antić | |
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Native name | Војин Чолак-Антић |
Other name(s) | Voyin Tcholak-Antitch |
Born | (1877-08-04)August 4, 1877 Kragujevac, Principality of Serbia |
Died | July 29, 1945(1945-07-29) (aged 67) Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Buried | Novo Groblje, Belgrade |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Service/ | Royal Serbian Army Royal Yugoslav Army |
Years of service | 1898–1936 |
Rank | Divisional General |
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Relations | Boško Čolak-Antić (brother) Ilija Čolak-Antić (father) |
Born into a prominent Serbian family with a long military history, Čolak-Antić attended the Royal Military Academy before training as a staff officer in France. He saw action during both Balkan Wars and the First World War where he served with distinction as a cavalry officer. After the retreat through Albania and the transfer to Corfu, he was appointed head of the Operation Division of the Supreme Command overseeing the 1st Serbian Volunteer Corps in Odessa. After the reorganisation of the Serbian Army and its redeployment along Greece’s northern border, he received command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade during the Franco-Serb offensive of 1918, and the subsequent capitulation of Bulgaria leading to the liberation of Serbia. In the post-war period he was sent to the Paris Peace Conference, as representative of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the Border Commission. In August 1921 he was appointed Governor General of the occupied Hungarian area of Pécs and Baranya.[1] he later became Military Attaché in Bucharest before receiving command of the newly formed 2nd Cavalry Division of the Royal Yugoslav Army.
Among his many decorations Čolak-Antić was awarded the French Legion of Honour for his service during the war. He later served as Inspector-General of Cavalry and as Aide-de-camp to the young King Peter II Karageorgevic from 1935 to 1939. He died in Belgrade in 1945.[2]