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s anti-aircraft gunners managed to shoot down three of the incoming aircraft, but the aviation authors
Christopher F. Shores, Brian Cull and Nicola Malizia state that the gunners "claimed" they had shot down three. The monitor's anti-aircraft gunners were unable to overcome a second and third wave of
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before she sank. Two of his successful anti-aircraft gunners, Rade
Milojević and Miroslav Šurdilović, survived. The exact circumstances of Berić's death are disputed. Freivogel states that Berić was killed in the sinking. According to Terzić, citing the author Anton Simović, Berić survived the
642:) with the loss of 54 of her 67 crew, including her first and second officers. Freivogel agrees with the casualties specified by Terzić, and Shores, Cull and Malizia agree that there were 13 survivors, but state that 55 were killed. Terzić breaks down the survivors into seven
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engaged the patrol boats at a range of 6–7 km (3.7–4.3 mi), and drove the small
Hungarian flotilla north again. At 4:00 p.m., Berić once again ordered the shelling of the airfield at Mohács. Morale on the ship was good, but when Berić met with
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from the direction of Mohács and managed to drive them back. Although initially imbued with a high level of morale, as the monitor's crew members became aware of the
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managed to score on the monitor had little effect. Both sources agree that a final bomb fell directly down her funnel and exploded in her engine room.
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was eventually overwhelmed by the dive bombers, one of which scored a direct hit against her engine room. The ensuing explosion resulted in
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commenced on 6 April 1941, serving as the flagship of the 1st Mine
Barrage Division. She was responsible for the Hungarian border on the
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Hungarian patrol boats, armed with 70 mm (2.8 in) guns, were coming down the Danube from the direction of Mohács.
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for a time, but eventually dropped out with the goal of becoming a sailor. He subsequently enrolled in the
Military Naval Academy in
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elements later that day, he became aware of the situation elsewhere, and nine crew members deserted.
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to shell the airfield there on 6 and 8 April, but was subjected to daily attacks by the
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had been anchored, seven crew members deserted their posts, commandeered the ship's
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December 1940, he was appointed as the captain of the
395:. On 12 December 1940, Berić was appointed as the captain of the
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare
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attacks. According to two accounts, five or six bombs struck
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Kraljevine Jugoslavije 1941: Uzroci i posledice poraza
788:"Otkriven spomenik heroju Aprilskog rata kapetanu Beriću"
1110:. London, England: Conway Maritime Press. p. 357.
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on 13 June 1906. His father Ivan was originally from
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in Belegiš on 6 April 2015. The headquarters of the
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563:encountered the ruined railway bridge at
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316:, in April 2015. The headquarters of the
896:Srbija u drugom svetskom ratu, 1939–1945
820:"Komandant Berić oči u oči sa "štukama""
497:near Čib on the morning of 12 April 1941
476:Navy of the Independent State of Croatia
308:of Berić was unveiled in the village of
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220:; 13 June 1906 – 12 April 1941) was a
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752:Rat špijuna u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji
1081:"Poslednje zbogom poručnika Berića"
818:Boljanović, Aleksa (6 April 2015).
1079:Vujičić, Dragan (15 August 2014).
470:. The river flotilla's commander,
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982:Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. (1977).
699:of Berić was unveiled by Serbian
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693:Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
683:with Swords, 4th Class by the
302:Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
296:with Swords, 4th Class by the
278:by his anti-aircraft gunners.
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1106:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
611:. According to the historian
332:Aleksandar Berić was born in
1054:Freivogel, Zvonimir (2020).
685:Yugoslav government-in-exile
587:came under attack from nine
298:Yugoslav government-in-exile
894:Petranović, Branko (1992).
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824:Radio Television of Serbia
794:(in Serbian). 6 April 2015
750:Janković, Milorad (1988).
501:After the invasion began,
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714:is also named after him.
681:Order of Karađorđe's Star
644:non-commissioned officers
638:sank off Čib (modern-day
571:continued sailing. While
324:is also named after him.
294:Order of Karađorđe's Star
189:Order of Karađorđe's Star
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845:Niehorster, Leo (2013).
436:, which was part of the
202:Not to be confused with
16:Yugoslav naval commander
431:30th Infantry Division
214:Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic
1147:People from Novi Bečej
708:Serbian River Flotilla
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423:invasion of Yugoslavia
352:). Berić attended the
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251:. Several days later,
229:invasion of Yugoslavia
169:Invasion of Yugoslavia
777:Janković 1988, p. 370
583:. At 7:30 a.m.,
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126:Years of service
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90:Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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505:steamed upstream to
491:Sturzkampfgeschwader
354:University of Zagreb
1037:Terzić 1982, p. 409
1013:Terzić 1982, p. 392
1004:Terzić 1982, p. 375
554:Royal Yugoslav Army
362:Royal Yugoslav Navy
261:Royal Yugoslav Army
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381:Torpiljar 1
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334:Novi Bečej
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577:motorboat
543:signaled
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390:minelayer
375:Dalmacija
358:Dubrovnik
328:Biography
266:Luftwaffe
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871:(1982).
792:Politika
718:See also
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640:Čelarevo
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438:2nd Army
433:Osiječka
393:Malinska
364:vessels
346:Subotica
322:Novi Sad
222:Yugoslav
148:Malinska
144:Commands
114:Service/
1091:26 June
853:26 June
830:31 July
798:31 July
691:of the
659:, near
657:Belegiš
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386:Četnik
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249:Mohács
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