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Dragutin Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Димитријевић; 17 August 1876 – 24 June 1917), better known by his nickname Apis, was a Serbian army officer and chief of the military intelligence section of the general staff in 1913.
Feb 27, 2024 · Dragutin Dimitrijević was a Serbian army officer and conspirator, leader of the Serbian secret society Crna Ruka (“Black Hand”). A young army officer and already a member of the Serbian general staff, Dimitrijević in 1901 initiated an officers’ conspiracy to assassinate the unpopular king Alexander.
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Dragutin Dimitrijević was a Serbian military officer who served as a colonel in the Royal Yugoslav Army. He is most famous for being the commander of the Black Hand, the group that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in 1914.
Black Hand. This article looks at the Black Hand from its origins to the demise of its leader, Dragutin Dimitrijević "Apis", in the Salonika Trial of 1917, focussing on the role the association played in Serbia’s foreign and domestic affairs before and during the First World War.
Nov 28, 2017 · Dragutin ‘Apis’ Dimitrijević, on his recovery, was formally thanked by the Serbian parliament and feted as a hero. In winter 1905 the king chose him as a travelling companion for his son Crown Prince George as he made his way across Europe on a hearts and minds tour.
Jun 28, 2016 · Lieutenant-Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijević, also known as Apis or ‘The Bull’ (because of his large size), played a key role in Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo.
View PDF. The activities of Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijević Apis and his clandestine Black Hand organisation in Serbia have long been scrutinised in connection with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 and the outbreak of the First World.
