Slava junaku

Slava junaku (Serbian Cyrillic: Славу Јунаку, lit. Glory to the Hero) is a single by guslar Miladin Karličić, released some time in 1992. It is one of two known albums that is about Serbian Guard Commander Đorđe Božoviću Giška, who was killed in action a year prior to the release of the album.

Слава јунаку
Single album by Народни гуслар Миладин Карличић
Released	1992 (1992)
Genre	Gusle
Length	33:54
Label	SRPSKA GARDA Beograd
Народни гуслар Миладин Карличић chronology
Kosovo (1988) Слава јунаку (1992) Вијенац Српства (199?)

Background

Conference where Giška vows to get revenge for the death of his friend and chief financer, Branislav Matić Beli. (12.08.1991)

Đorđe Božoviću Giška was a founding member of the Serbian Guard along with Serbian Renewal Party leader Vuk Drašković and Branislav Matić Beli, who funded the guard. The guard itself would have its own issues since Drašković himself was anticommunist, and in August of 1991, Beli would be killed by an unknown assailant. Giška would have issues of his own as in 1986, the SDB ordered him to assainate Momčilo Đujić, to which he refused to do and was promptly excommunicated. Giška was also was not fond of Arkan.

Some time in September, Giška was fighting in Gospić. The army retreated, though did not take Giška with him. On the 15th of September, abandoned and surrounded by enemy forces, he called for help whenever he could, but to no avail. When he came out and called one last time, he was shot three times and died shortly after.

On the back of the j-card, there is a quote left by Giška's mother. The album is a dedication to Giška for fighting to defend the Serbian people. It features no details surrounding the death of Giška.

Release

Slava junaku was published some time in 1992 by SRPSKA GARDA Beograd. While no label is technically attached to the album, Vuk Drašković was an established author, and it is possible that he had some involvement in getting the album published. However there is nothing to support this claim.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Komandantu SRPSKE GARDE Đorđu Božoviću - Giški"	16:52

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Komandantu SRPSKE GARDE Đorđu Božoviću - Giški"	17:02
Total length:		33:54

Personnel

Writing

• Миладина Карличића - Пјесма народног гуслара

Production

• SRPSKA GARDA Beograd - Izdavač

Miscellaneous

"ДА ЈУНАКА ВЕЛИКИХ НИЈЕ

НЕБИ БИЛО НЕБЕСКЕ СРБИЈЕ"

Милена Божовић - мајка гарде:

"ДЈЕЦО, ЗА ЈУНАКОМ СЕ НЕ ПЛАЧЕ"

У славу јунака команданта

"СРПСКА ГАРДЕ"

Ђорђа Божовића Гишке

Variants

Initial release (1992)

Notes:

• Excellent audio quality
• Little-to-no tape noise