Today, on Armistice Day in World War I, we remember the Golgotha that our country and
our people went through during the war years, but also we remember the perseverance and heroism of our famous ancestors, to whom we owe our existence today.
The Serbian people was the biggest victim of World War I. The Central Powers, driven by
imperial ambitions, tried to erase a small but freedom-loving country from the map. In that
war, Serbia lost more than a quarter of its population and 62 percent of the working-age male population.
It will remain etched in the annals of world military history that the courageous Serbian people achieved the first victory for the Allies on Mount Cer.
The devastated Serbian state and the suffering Serbian people rose from the ashes, just like
the indestructible Natalie’s ramonda flower, an emblem that we proudly wear close to our hearts today.
Serbia paid a high price for freedom in World War I, which is why our country and its citizens will continue to protect Serbian statehood, freedom and independence as supreme national values. Long live Serbia!
