Drina Mars

During the First World War, the river Drina (located on the border between Bosnia and the Kingdom of Serbia) was the site of a bloody battle between the Austro-Hungarian army and the allied forces of the Serbian army, the Battle of Cer, from 16 August to 19 August 1914. The triumph of the Serbians over their numerically superior Austro-Hungarian opponents marked the first Allied victory over the Central Powers during the First World War. To honour the bravery of the fallen, the Serbian composer Stanislav Binicki composed the "March on the Drina", a song which has become a symbol of the bravery of the Serbs during the First World War. Binicki dedicated the march to Colonel Milivoje Stojanovic;, the third commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Serbian Army, which participated in the battle. Stojanovic was killed in the fighting.