Vojin Popović

Vojin Popović, known as Vojvoda Vuk (Војин Поповић, војвода Вук; 9 December 1881 - 29 November 1916), was a Serbian voivode (military commander), that fought for the Macedonian Serb Chetniks (i.e. komiti) in the struggle for Macedonia, and then the national army in the Balkan Wars and World War I.

Early
Vojin was born on 9 December 1881, in Sjenica, in southwestern Serbia. Shortly after his birth, the family moves to Kragujevac, where Vojin attended school. He chose a career in the military. On 3 November 1901, he became second lieutenant. He was among the first cheta (bands, 'čete') heading for Old Serbia, i.e. Makedonia (1905).

Macedonia
Reportedly, he was involved in religious persecutions and violent serbianisation in Macedonia, during the Balkan Wars:

The name has been also been connected in the late 20th century to an unidentified English mercenary.

World War I
He died during the Battle of Kajmakcalan in World War I.