Voyvoda Momchilo Djujich
Vera Dragisich
Secretary of the Movement of Serbian Chetniks Ravne Gore
11. septembar 2011 g. obelezava 12 godina od upokojenja naseg slavnog Vojvode Momcila Djujica (27. 2. 1907 – 11. 9 . 1999). Vecna mu pamjat! Da nije bilo njeda i njegovih Cetnika Dinarske cetnicke divizije, mnogi od nas ne bi danas bili zivi. Slava mu i hvala! (Vidite dole za kratku biografiju na srpskom i engleskom jeziku.)
September 11, 2011 marks 12 years since the passing of our legendary Vojvoda Momcilo Djujic (Feb. 27, 1907 – Sept. 11, 1999). Memory Eternal! If not for him and his soldiers of the Dinara Cetnik Division, many of us would not be here today. Thank you, Vojvoda Momcilo!
(See below for brief bio in both Serbian and English.)
Momcilo R. Djujic rodjen je 27. februara 1907. u Kovacicu (Topolje) kod Knina, Krajina, umro 11. septembra 1999. godine u San Markosu, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Americke Drzave. Osnovnu skolu i nize razrede gimnazije zavrsio je u Kninu, vise u Sibeniku, bogosloviju u Sremskim Karlovcima. Vladika dalmatinski G. Irinej (Djordjevic) dodelio mu je 1933. parohiju u Strmici, na Tromedji Dalmacije, Bosne i Like. U srpskom narodnom ustanku protiv ustaske Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske, 27. Juna 1941. godine bio je jedan od vodja. Zahvaljujuci licnoj umetnosti i sposobnosti, izabran je za komandanta Dinarske cetnicke divizije 16. oktobra 1941. godine u selu Crni Potoci. Ubrzo je prihvacen i od generala Dragoljuba Draze Mihailovica, tadasnjeg ministra vojnog jugoslovenske kraljevske vlade. Potom je od Mihailovica, na predlog najstarijeg zivog cetnickog vojvode Ilije Trifunovica-Bircanina, dobio titulu vojvode. 1941. godine skinuo je svestenicku mantiju i nikada je vise nije obukao ali je ostao, do kraja zivota, svestenik Srpske pravoslavne Crkve. Dinarska cetnicka divizija otisla je u legendu decembra 1944. Tako su vojvoda Momcilo i njegovi ratnici otisli nepokoreni iz Krajine odnosno sa Tromedje u srpsko raselje, u vecnost.
Momcilo R. Djujic was born February 27, 1907 in the village of Kovacic (Topolje) near Knin, Serbian Krajina. He died on September 11, 1999 in San Marcos, California, USA. He finished his early education in Knin, went on to higher education in Sibenik and finished seminary in Sremski Karlovci. In 1933 Bishop Irinej (Djordjevic) of Dalmatia assigned him to the parish in Strmica on the Tromedja border region of Dalmatia, Bosnia and Lika. On July 27, 1941 he was one of the leaders of the Serbian people’s uprising against the Ustashe of the Nazi created Independent State of Croatia. Due to his many abilities and personal charisma, he was elected leader of the Dinara Chetnik Division on October 16, 1941 in the village of Crni Potoci. His leadership was quickly recognized by General Dragoljub Draza Mihailovic, then defense minister of the Yugoslav Royal Government. Therefore, on the recommendation of the oldest living Chetnik Vojvoda (Duke), Ilija Trifunovic–Bircanin, Djujic received the title of Vojvoda from Mihailovic. In 1941 Djujic took off his priestly robes and never again wore them, but he remained, until his death, a priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church. When Vojvoda Momcilo and his fighters left Krajina (Tromedja) undefeated in December 1944, the Dinara Chetnik Division entered into the Serbian diaspora and legend.
Vera Dragisich
Co-Founder of the Facebook Group
"Ja Sam Iz Cetnicke Familije/I'm From a Chetnik Family"
September 7, 2011
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