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Title: Radovan Kusovac papers
Dates: 1906-1953
Collection Number: 2010C52
Creator: Kusovac, Radovan, 1886-1945.
Collection Size:
1 oversize box
(0.4 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The papers describe Kusovac's military career in the Russian Military Academy, the Imperial Body-Guard 3rd Infantry Regiment
in Russia, and the Balkan Wars. Materials also describe the Austro-Hungarian government's role in a protest to the Montenegrin
government regarding a Turkish vessel's attack on Serbian soldiers in Albania during February 1913.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
Serbo-Croatian, Russian and German
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[Identification of item], Radovan Kusovac papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2010.
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listed in this finding aid.
| 1886 | Born, Začir, near Cetinje, Montenegro |
| 1906 | Entered the Military Academy at St. Petersburg |
| 1912-1913 | Served in the Balkan Wars as a Montenegrin officer in the Royal Yugoslav Army |
| 2 April 1916 | Joined the Headquarters of the St. Petersburg Russian Military District, enlisted in the Body-Guard 3rd Infantry Regiment |
| 9 April 1916 | Appointed as junior officer of the 7th Company in the Body-Guard 3rd Infantry Regiment |
| 1 May 1916 | Became a Russian citizen, served as commanding officer of the 8th Company, Body-Guard 3rd Infantry Regiment |
| 15 July 1916 | Became shell-shocked in a battle against Germany and was evacuated |
| 1917 | Promoted to captain, then colonel in the Russian army. Decorated with the "Order of St. Stanislav 2nd class with sword" and the "Order of St. George 4th class" for his military achievements |
| 1918 | Returned from Russia, served in the Royal Yugoslav Army |
| 26 May 1919 | Decorated with the Order of "Prince Danilo I, 4th class" and with the Order of the "Obilic Medal," the highest military decoration of the Kingdom of Montenegro |
| 1941 | Joined the Serbian Nationalist movement, under the command of general Mihailović, and fought against the Communists and Tito |
| January 1945 | Captured and executed by Tito's army |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers describe Kusovac's military career in the Russian Military Academy, the Imperial Body-Guard 3rd Infantry Regiment
in Russia, and the Balkan Wars. Materials also describe the Austro-Hungarian government's role in a protest to the Montenegrin
government regarding a Turkish vessel's attack on Serbian soldiers in Albania during February 1913.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Balkan Peninsula--History--War of 1912-1913.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
Russia. Armiia--Officers.