Ратни пут војног свештеника. Светозар Ивошевић у Првом светском рату
Wartime Career of a Military Chaplain. Svetozar Ivošević during the First World War

Summary/Abstract: In this article the author provides an analysis of the wartime career of Serbian Army chaplain Svetozar Ivošević. Serbian Army chaplains were commissioned officers in military units and hospitals. Chaplains provided soldiers with spiritual support and had an important role in moral guidance through formal teaching, counsel, and personal example. Ivošević’s wartime career was full of events and personalities, and he was a man of extraordinary energy. Based on the order of 12 October 1915, he was appointed military chaplain in the 5th Infantry Regiment Combined Division. After Serbian Army’s retreat through the Albanian mountains, his regiment arrived at the island of Corfu on 20 February 1916. According to the chaplains’ schedule of 27 March 1916, he was appointed a military chaplain in the 12th Infantry Regiment Šumadija Division. After the reorganization of the Serbian Army, Ivošević was enlisted as a military chaplain of the 24th Infantry Regiment Vardar Division. From the island of Corfu Ivošević went to the Thessaloniki Front on 11 May 1916. Due to a conflict with the deputy regiment commander, in March 1917 he was accused of selling bread to soldiers. In September 1917 he was awarded the Gold Medal for valuable service in the same regiment. On 9 June 1917 Svetozar Ivošević was appointed a military chaplain in the British General Hospital No 2 located in Sorović. The article includes the findings based on the unpublished diary written by Svetozar Ivošević, published legal documents and corresponding bibliography. The war diary of military chaplain Ivošević presents a reconstruction of his life, but also provides an insight into the activities of other chaplains, officers and soldiers during the First World War. Ivošević recorded in detail the events from 23 October 1915 to the last day of the war, 11 November 1918.

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