Director of the Serbian government’s Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy Arno Gujon has unveiled a monument dedicated to the tragic shipwreck of Serbian soldiers on the French ship Le Polynésien in the waters of Malta during the First World War.
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Monument to Milunka Savić, young Serbian officers unveiled
Belgrade/Marsaskala,
11 August 2025
The ceremony was held in Marsaskala, in the south of Malta, in the presence of Maltese Minister for Culture Owen Bonnici and high-ranking representatives of the French Embassy, local authorities and the Serbian-Maltese community.
Gujon recalled that the shipwreck occurred on 10 August 1918, when a German torpedo sank the French transport ship, which was carrying Serbia’s youngest officers sailing from Bizerte to the battlefields of the Salonica front.
He stated that on board were 500 Serbian officer cadets, accompanied by Second Lieutenant Tajsić and the renowned war heroine, Sergeant Milunka Savić.
Gujon noted that at least 17 people were killed, including 11 members of the French crew, Second Lieutenant Tajsić and two Serbian cadets, while most survivors, including Milunka Savić, were rescued and cared for in Malta.
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Author: Marko Petrović/Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy -
Author: Marko Petrović/Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy -
Author: Marko Petrović/Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy
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