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THE DAY OF THE LIBERATION OF NIS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

October 12th

By laying flower wreaths at the monument dedicated to Petar Bojovic and by holding memorial service for the victims of the Bulgarian occupation, City of Nis marked the anniversary of the liberation in the First World War. The flower wreaths were laid by Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic and Nis City Assembly President Rade Rajkovic as well as the delegations of Nisava Administrative District, Police Forces, Serbian Army and the the associations that nurture memory of the liberation wars and their victims. On October 12, 1918, the units of the First Serbian Army, led by the Duke Peter Bojovic, marched into Nis. The troops of allied armies arrived to city three days later.