Veselin Misita

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Veselin Misita
Born	(1904-03-19)19 March 1904 Buna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died	31 August 1941(1941-08-31) (aged 37) Loznica, Serbia
Allegiance	Kingdom of Yugoslavia Chetniks
Service/branch	Jadar Chetnik detachment
Years of service	1934–1941
Rank	Lieutenant colonel, Colonel (posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Loznica †
Awards	Order of Karađorđe's Star

Veselin Misita (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Мисита; 19 March 1904 – 31 August 1941) was a Serb military commander holding the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Royal Yugoslav Army during World War II.^[1]

Misita is best known for leading the victorious Battle of Loznica in 1941 in which he was killed.^[2] Loznica became the first city in Europe liberated of fascists in August 1941.^[3]