Aleksandar Berić
Military Person
1906 – 1941
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Who was Aleksandar Berić?
Aleksandar Beric, born in Novi Bečej, Serbia, was a war hero in then Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the short-lived "April War" in 1941.
He was commander of the ship Monitor Drava on which he died 12 April 1941. He fought against Nazi German Luftwaffe's Stuka dive-bombers on the river Danube, refusing to surrender his ship in command to superior Nazi German forces.
The main barracks for the river flotilla in Novi Sad is named after Berić.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1906
Novi Bečej - Also known as
- Берич, Александар
- Nationality
- Yugoslavia
- Died
- Apr 12, 1941
Danube
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on July 23, 2013
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