About Radomir Putnik
Radomir Putnik (Serbian: Радомир Путник; pronounced [rǎdɔmiːr pûːtniːk]; 24 January 1847 – 17 May 1917) was a Serbian military leader and the first Field Marshal of Serbia. Serving as Chief of the General Staff, he played a pivotal role in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War, commanding Serbian forces in some of their most significant victories. His career, spanning every major conflict involving Serbia from 1876 to 1917, left a lasting impact on Serbian military strategy and national identity. Radomir Putnik (Serbian: Радомир Путник; pronounced; 24 January 1847 – 17 May 1917) was a Serbian military leader and the first Field Marshal of Serbia. After generations in exile, the family returned to the Principality of Serbia, which became the first modern Serbian polity to achieve independence from Ottoman rule in the mid-19th century. After these military campaigns, Putnik became a professor at the Military Academy, serving from 1886 to 1895.
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