Ilija Gojković

Ilija Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гојковић; 2 August 1854 – 15 February 1917) was a Serbian military commander and Minister of Defence.

General

Ilija Gojković
Born(1854-08-02)2 August 1854
Drenovac, Serbia
Died15 February 1917(1917-02-15) (aged 62)
Ionian Sea
Allegiance Principality of Serbia
 Kingdom of Serbia
Service/branchRoyal Serbian Army
Years of service1870–1917
RankGeneral
Unit1st Morava Infantry Division
Timok Army
Battles/warsBalkan Wars

World War I

He served during the Serbian–Turkish Wars, the Balkan Wars and during the Serbian Campaign (part of the larger Balkans Campaign) during World War I.

Career

Gojković was the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Serbia from 4 March 1910 to 24 February 1911.

Death

While traveling to the Salonica Front, his boat was hit by a German torpedo boat near Sicily. Gojković refused to surrender and was killed while shooting back at the torpedo boat. He drowned in the Ionian Sea.[1]

Gojković was the highest ranking member of the Serbian Army that died in combat during the First World War.[2]

References
  1. Đeneral Božanović, Politika, issue 4931, 15 January 1922, pg. 2
  2. Zaboravljeni pomorski vojvoda (Politika, 5 February 2017)
Government offices
Preceded by
Milutin Marinović		 Minister of Defence
1910–1911		 Succeeded by
Stepa Stepanović
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