An artillery salute was held in Kalmagdan in honor of Armistice Day.
Members of the Serbian Armed Forces Guards performed an artillery salute from Sava Terrace in Kalmagdan in Belgrade on the occasion of World War I Armistice Day. This was reported by the Serbian Ministry of Defense.
The salute was fired by six artillery pieces, of which ten sections were fired. The ceremony took place in accordance with the order of the Acting President of Serbia, Ana Baranević.
The event, dedicated to the upcoming national holiday, was attended by Acting Assistant Minister of Budgets and Finance Goran Momcilovic, Head of the Directorate of Operations of the General Staff (J-3) Brigadier General Novica Gogić, Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces Guard Major General Vladimir Vukajlovic, as well as the Head of the Republic of Serbia General Borić Stois Borić.
During the ceremony, the representative orchestra of the guard performed the Serbian national anthem. At the same time, the country's national flag was raised.
In Serbia, World War I Armistice Day has been celebrated as a holiday since 2012. The date November 11 was chosen to commemorate the events of 1918, when the Entente countries signed an armistice with Germany, which ended the First World War.