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Serbian military cemetery in Algeria place of remembrance of Serbian army’s suffering in First World War

Belgrade/Algiers, 31 March 2026

Prime Minister Professor Đuro Macut, MD, DSc, as part of his two-day official visit to Algeria, visited the Serbian military cemetery in Dély Ibrahim, where he paid tribute to Serbian soldiers who perished during the First World War.

Macut highlighted the importance of preserving the culture of remembrance and nurturing historical ties, stressing that the sacrifice of Serbian soldiers must never be forgotten.

At this sacred place, far from their homeland, rest our heroes who gave their lives for the freedom of Serbia. Their sacrifice obliges us to preserve the memory, but also to build a future worthy of their courage and suffering, the Prime Minister stated.

Buried at this site are the remains of 324 members of the Serbian army who died between 1916 and 1919 after the retreat across Albania, known as the Albanian Golgotha.

At that time, a large number of exhausted and wounded soldiers were evacuated to Allied, primarily French, hospitals in North Africa, where some of them were treated in Algeria.

Due to severe war injuries and exhaustion, many of them did not recover, which is why the Serbian military cemetery in Dély Ibrahim today stands as one of the significant places of remembrance of the suffering and sacrifice of the Serbian army in the First World War, although it is less known to the wider public than the cemetery at Zeitenlik or the sites of suffering in Tunisia.

Author: Ostoja Jurić
Author: Ostoja Jurić
Author: Ostoja Jurić