Savo Lazarević
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Savo Lazarević | |
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| Native name | Саво Лазаревић |
| Nickname | Batara |
| Born | 1849 Lipovo |
| Died | July 1943 (aged 93–94) |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Gendarmerie |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Commands | ?—1912 - commander of Montenegrin detachment in Kolašin 1912—1916 - commander of Montenegrin gendarmerie in Metohija |
| Conflicts | |
Savo Lazarević nicknamed Batara (1849 — 1943) was a Montenegrin military officer.
Lazarević was born in Lipovo. His father's name was Džajo.[1] According to Ratko Parežanin, Lazarević had a son, Ljubo.[2]
First Balkan War and First World War
From 1912 to 1916, Lazarević was the commander of the Montenegrin gendarmerie in Metohija, whose members were known as the winged men (Serbian: Крилаши) because of the insignia they wore on their hats, which depicted an eagle with open wings.[3] Those who were shot at by Lazarević nicknamed him Batara, which means 'salvo' in Albanian (Albanian: Batare).[4] According to some sources he subjected many Albanians from Metohija to forcible Christianization.[5]
Lazarević was one of the most important Serb heroes of Albanian poetry, besides Marko Miljanov and Radomir Vešović.[6][7]
Lazarević was the commander of the Montenegrin Royal Gendarmerie which was part of the Čakor Detachment during the Battle of Mojkovac.[8] According to some Albanian newspapers, the Gendarmerie under Lazarević's command killed Isa Boletini in January 1916.[9]