Serbian 'Black Hand' leader, Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijevic

This is a press photo of Serbjan Army Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijevic, also known as ‘Apis’. A excellent student at the Serbian Military Academy in Belgrade, as a young man he joined the General Staff once he had finished his studies. He helped to plan the 1903 overthrow of King Alexander Obrenovic, who many felt was too pro-Austrian, and which brought back the Karageorge dynasty headed by King Pete…