Dragutin Jovanović-Lune

Lune while fighting in Old Serbia.

Dragutin Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Јовановић, 1892–July 2, 1932), known by his nickname Lune (Луне), was a Serbian guerrilla fighter, officer, politician, delegate and mayor of Vrnjci. He was awarded several times for his service in the Balkan Wars and the World War I.

Life

Jovanović was born in Aleksinac, Kingdom of Serbia. His parents moved to Aleksinac from Prilep, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire. The family moved to Vrnjačka Banja while Dragutin was a child. He finished primary school in Vrnjačka Banja.

He joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization, joining the detachment of Vojvoda Vuk on March 22, 1911, fighting in Old Serbia.

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