Outgoing Prime Minister Miloš Vučević said today, at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Syrmian Front, that only through harmony and respect for tradition can we ensure secure foundations on which to build a happier future.
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Syrmian Front deeply etched in collective memory of Serbian people
Šid,
11 April 2025
At the Syrmian Front Memorial Complex in Adaševci near Šid, Vučević, acting as the envoy of the President of the Republic, emphasised that it is our obligation and duty to remember those who gave their lives so that today’s generations could live in freedom.
Serbia will not stop, because it is our obligation to our ancestors who fought for freedom, but also to future generations, the Prime Minister underlined, recalling that in 1945, after unimaginable suffering, destruction and sacrifice, we victoriously ended the fight against the occupiers.
He noted that it was on the Syrmian Front that the longest, most difficult and bloodiest final operation for the liberation of the homeland was waged.
The Syrmian Front remained deeply etched in the collective memory as one of the most difficult periods in the final phase of World War II, he pointed out, adding that in the 172 days that the battle officially lasted, more than 13,500 soldiers died on the side of the National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia.
Vučević pointed out that along with Serbian youth, Slovaks, Hungarians, Macedonians, Dalmatians and inhabitants of Lika also died on this front, fighting against the Germans and the Ustashe.
According to him, today we also pay deep respect to the brave soldiers of the Red Army, but also to the soldiers of the Bulgarian First Army and the Italian partisans who fought alongside our units.
Vučević said that those who died on the Syrmian Front became immortal heroes whom we honour today because they believed in freedom and their country and were loyal to it.
Carried by the vow of freedom, they understood that it was greater than any individual and that a free state was the prerequisite for the lives of those who were yet to come, the Prime Minister said.
He recalled that the Serbian people bore a disproportionately heavy burden during World War II, and that this contribution must never be forgotten or diminished.
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