Serbian Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine, along with Prince Alexander, paid a visit to Vido Island and the Serbian museum in Corfu, Thursday.
During the First World War the Greek island of Corfu was where the Serbian Army took refuge. Serbia at the time was occupied by Austria and Bulgaria.
To insure their survival the Serbian army and the aged King Peter I and Crown Prince Alexander (Commander in Chief of the Serbian Army) made a strategic withdrawal through Albania to the island of Corfu and there the Serbian Army was refitted and reorganized.
A very large portion of Serbian soldiers died from exhaustion, food shortage, and disease. Several thousand soldiers were buried at sea near the Island of Vido and on Vido Island there is mausoleum. The Serbian Museum contains an impressive record and history with very photos about the Serbian Army retreat to Corfu.
© RB; Source: CP Office