Radomir Putnik

Vojvoda Radomir Putnik GOLH, KCMG
Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Serbian Army
In office 8 October 1912 – 8 December 1915
Monarch	Peter I
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Petar Bojović
Chief of the Serbian General Staff
In office 19 September 1912 – 8 October 1912
Monarch	Peter I
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 1908 – 19 September 1912
Monarch	Peter I
Preceded by	Petar Bojović
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 1903–1905
Monarch	Peter I
Preceded by	Svetozar Nešić
Succeeded by	Aleksandar Mašin
In office 1890–1892
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	Jovan Mišković
Succeeded by	Jovan Mišković
Minister of Army
In office 17 April 1906 – 30 March 1908
Prime Minister	Sava Grujić Nikola Pašić
Preceded by	Sava Grujić
Succeeded by	Stepa Stepanović
In office 26 January 1904 – 16 May 1905
Prime Minister	Sava Grujić Nikola Pašić
Preceded by	Milan Andrejević
Succeeded by	Vasilije Antonić
Personal details
Born	(1847-01-24)24 January 1847 Kragujevac, Principality of Serbia
Died	17 May 1917(1917-05-17) (aged 70) Nice, France
Resting place	New Cemetery Belgrade
Spouse	Ljubica Putnik (1879–1917; his death)
Children	Ljubiša Putnik Borivoje Putnik Mila Putnik Milica Putnik Radojka Putnik Dimitrije Putnik Vladimir Putnik
Alma mater	Military Academy Serbia
Profession	Army officer
Awards	Order of the Star of Karageorge Order of St. Sava Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of Military Merit Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (full list in the article)
Military service
Allegiance	Principality of Serbia  Kingdom of Serbia
Branch/service	Serbian Army
Years of service	1861–1896 1903–1917
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Serbo-Turkish War Serbo-Bulgarian War First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I

Radomir Putnik GOLH, KCMG (Serbian: Радомир Путник; pronounced [rǎdɔmiːr pûːtniːk]; 24 January 1847 – 17 May 1917) was the first Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian army in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War. He served in every war in which Serbia fought from 1876 to 1917.