LEGET FIELD – Šašinci

LEGET FIELD – Šašinci

East of Sremska Mitrovica, about 4 km from the village of Šašinci, lies Leget Field.

On September 6, 1914, units of the Timok Division carried out a crossing and forced passage of the Sava River in an effort to engage stronger Austro-Hungarian forces. Although this maneuver ended in defeat, it was strategically significant for the Serbian army and its allies, as it tied down stronger enemy forces and helped the Serbian army successfully cross the Sava. The operation also reduced pressure on allied forces both in the west and east.

The battle site was first marked by the Austrians with a wooden cross on a stone base. The cross bore inscriptions in both German and Serbian, commemorating the soldiers of both armies who fell there. In 1923, the Sremska Mitrovica Sokol Society erected an 8-meter-tall monument made of brick and concrete in the form of a pyramid on a pedestal, plastered and painted white. On the southern side of the monument are two bronze reliefs, while the northern side features a coat of arms in the form of a double-headed eagle with outstretched wings. Inscriptions commemorating the fallen soldiers are carved on three sides.

In front of the monument are five communal graves of fallen Serbian soldiers, enclosed by a metal fence. The original Leget Field no longer exists, as the area around the monument has been planted with poplars for industrial purposes. Partial reconstruction of the monument was carried out in 2003 and 2004.

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