Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

World War I Monuments in the Former Yugoslavia


Source: Ljubjana Symposium, 18-19 October 2018


Monument to the Fallen, 1921,
Žrnovo, Prvo selo on Korčula, Croatia



The Dying Lion, 1916, Lav Cemetery on
Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina



Monument to the 20th Rifle Regiment,
Panovec near Nova Gorica, Slovenia



Austro-Hungarian military cemetery in Gorjansko, Slovenia



 Monument to the Fallen in World War I, 1939, Kamnik, Slovenia




Top: Monument of Gratitude to France, 1930;
Bottom: Monument to an Unknown Hero on Avala, 1934–1938;
 both  in Belgrade, Serbia



Ossuary on the mountain Cer, 1927–1928, Tekeriš, Serbia



3 comments:

  1. Fascinating. (And thank you for another recognition of the eastern front)

    "Monument of Gratitude to France" - the figure looks very ghostly.

    Interesting to see the dates on the Žrnovo "Monument to the Fallen" counting past 1918, to 1921.

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  2. Sorry, from when Trieste was in former Yugoslavia?

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    1. It was not. I've removed the image of Trieste. Thank you.

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