CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER LAYS WREATH AT THE MONUMENT OF THE UNKNOWN HERO ON AVALA MOUNTAIN

Belgrade, 15 September 2009 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II laid a wreath at a Monument of Unknown Hero on Avala Mountain near Belgrade, for the September 15 anniversary of the breach of the Thessaloniki Front in 1918.

A traditional ceremony with military honours was organized by Association of descendants of Serbian warriors 1912 – 1920, and besides HRH Crown Prince Alexander II, wreaths were also led by: a delegation Serbian Ministry of Interior, Military delegations of the United States of America, France and Russia, representative of the Tunisian Embassy, chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of India, a delegation of Kolo Srpskih Sestara, as well as numerous organizations which preserve the traditions of Serbian liberation wars.

Addressing all present that included members of the diplomatic corps and journalists, HRH Crown Prince Alexander II emphasized: “I sincerely believe that our generation has the obligation to make a better and more prosperous country for our children. So that our children have the opportunity to be educated, to work and to live in peace with themselves and their neighbours in a united and prosperous Europe”.

The Monument of Unknown Hero on Avala Mountain was built from 1934 to 1938, as homage to all unknown heroes that sacrificed their lives during World War I. The Monument was designed by the famous sculptor Ivan Mestrovic. Serbia is the only allied country in World War I that has a monument to the Unknown Hero, instead of the Unknown soldier.