Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
03.03.2026.

Serbian and Italian Defence Ministers lay wreaths at New Cemetery



Today, Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić and his Italian counterpart, Guido Crosetto, laid wreaths and paid homage at the Italian Military Cemetery and at the Memorial Ossuary to the Defenders of Belgrade in the First World War.
 A joint commemoration was held on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the evacuation of the Serbian army from the Albanian coast in the First World War.

The Italian Royal Navy, with the support of British and French troops, carried out over 500 voyages, evacuating around 260,000 people. Serbian soldiers were first transported to Corfu and later to Thessaloniki, from where they launched a decisive counteroffensive that ultimately led to the liberation of Serbia and the Allied victory in the First World War.
 
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The wreath-laying ceremony
 
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