Monument:
Monument to Draža Mihajlović

Location: Brčko, Srpska Varoš Orthodox Cemetery

Entity: Brčko district

Erected in year: 2004

Text on the monument:

General
Dragoljub
Draža
Mihailović

In memory of:

Draža Mihailović, Chetnik commander

Ethnic group: Serbs

Location choice:

The Serb Orthodox Church provided land for the monument at the City Orthodox Cemetery because it is not a public space and is thus not subject to the 2003 Brčko District Law on Monuments and Symbols. According to that law, public land cannot be used for monuments when there isn‘t consent from all three constitutional peoples. (Law on Monuments and Symbols of the Brčko District BiH 22/03 Assembly of Brčko District, http://skupstinabd.ba/ (last site access 24 febuary 2015))

Built by the means of:

Ravna Gora Chetnik Movement of Republic of Srpska (via donations)

Interpretation of the idea:

Statue of General Draža Mihailović

Commemorations: Marking the anniversary of D. Mihailović‘s birth and death by the Ravna Gora Chetnik Movement.

Other information: Until 2003, a different monument to Draža Mihailović was located in Brčko, in the centre of town, at the Trg mira (Peace Square). It was made in 1991 in Belgrade and erected in 1992 in Vukovar. In 1997, it was removed from Vukovar and returned to Belgrade before being moved to Brčko in 1998. It was damaged several times in Brčko and pulled down at least once. In 2003, it was removed from Brčko on the basis of the Law on Monuments and Symbols. (D. Petrović, ‘Spomenici “rehabilitovali” Dražu‘, Danas, 11 April 2012, www.danas.rs. Also see: ‘Svud su straže đenerala Draže’, Dani, Sarajevo, No. 203, 27 April 2001, www.bhdani.ba; ‘Spomenik Draži postavljen u Vukovaru sad je u Brčkom’, Večernji list, 22 March 2012, www.vecernji.hr; ‘Uklonjen spomenik Draži Mihailoviću u Brčkom’, Nezavisne novine, 05 Decembar 2003)

Data source(s): Local partners, Fieldwork, Electronic media

Photographed: 30. 10. 2012.

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