Serbian soldier in WWI; first to shoot down a military aircraft with ground-to-air artillery
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Radoje Ljutovac
Born
(1887-09-04)September 4, 1887
Poljna
Died
November 25, 1968(1968-11-25) (aged 81)
Nationality
Serbian
Known for
First aircraft downing from ground to air fire
Awards
Order of Karađorđe Star with Swords
Military career
Service/branch
Royal Serbian Army
Rank
Sergeant
Battles/wars
First Balkans War
First World War
Radoje Ljutovac (4 September 1887 – 25 November 1968) was a Serbian soldier from the village of Poljna, Serbia. Private Radoje Ljutovac fought in the First World War in the Serbian Army, and is officially credited with the first shooting down of a military aircraft with Ground-to-Air artillery fire.[1][2]
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August 2015. "Ljutovac, Radoje". Amanet Society. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015. "Radoje Raka Ljutovac – first person...
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