Aleksandar Berić

Aleksandar Beric (13 June 1906 – 12 April 1941), born in Novi Bečej, Serbia, was an officer in the Royal Yugoslav Navy during the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941.

Aleksandar Berić
Aleksandar Berić
Born13 June 1906
Novi Bečej, Serbia
Died12 April 1941(1941-04-12) (aged 34)
The Danube in Yugoslavia
AllegianceYugoslavia
Service/branchRoyal Yugoslav Navy
RankCommander
Commands heldMonitor Drava
Battles/warsApril War

He was commander (rank: lieutenant of I.class, commander of the frigate) of the monitor Drava on which he heroically died on 12 April 1941. He fought against Luftwaffe Stuka dive-bombers on the river Danube, refusing to surrender his ship to superior German forces.

The main barracks for the river flotilla in Novi Sad is named after Berić.[1]

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