Dimitrije Đurić

General Dimitrije Đurić (Димитрије Ђурић), (Belgrade, September 29, 1838 - Belgrade, October 19, 1893) was a Serbian army officer, minister of defence, professor at the military academy and member of the Serbian Royal Academy of Science.

Biography
As an artillery officer in training Dimitrije Đurić spent the period 1865-67 in Russia at Tsar Nicholas I General Staff Academy. Returning to Serbia in 1867, he was attached to the general staff. He attained the rank of general in 1893, and served in several capacities including director of the military academy and minister of war in the governments of Sava Grujić and Nikola Pašić.

Personal life
Dimitrije Đurić was married to Persida Matić, daughter of Minister of Education Dimitri Matić. They had three sons: Captain of artillery Milan Đurić (died at the battle of Vranje in 1911), Miloš Đurić and Velizar Đurić, and four daughters: Stanislava married to Colonel Dr Roman Sondermajer (children: Vladislaw Sondermajer, Lieutenant Colonel of aviation; Tadija Sondermajer, famous pilot of the Great War and founder of Aeroput; Stanislav Sondermajer, youngest hero of the battle of Cer and daughter Jadviga); Dragica married to Vladimir Sajnović; author Spasenija "Pata" Marković married to Major Djordje Ristić and Ljubica married to Lieutenant Colonel Mihailo Naumović.

Principality of Serbia

 * Order of the Cross of Takovo Grand Officer's Cross 3rd Class with Swords
 * Order of the Cross of Takovo Officer's Cross 5th Class
 * Order of the Cross of Takovo Grand Cross 2nd Class
 * Order Sv. Sava Commander
 * Silver medal for bravery
 * War of Liberation and Independence 1876-1878 Commemorative Medal
 * War of 1885 Commemorative Medal

Foreign

 * Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class Russia
 * Order of Saint Anna 4th Class, Russia
 * Order of Independence, Montenegro

Works

 * Strategy (Tactics of War) Publisher: Ministry of Military Kingdom of Serbia 1895