Dobrica Matković (Serbian Cyrillic:Добрица Матковић; 29 November 1887 – 9 October 1973) was a Serbian veteran of theWorld War I and a politician. Appointed as head of the Department for State Protection in 1929,[1] he served as governor of theDanube Banovina between 1933 and 1935, and governor of theMorava Banovina between 1935 and 1936.
Born inGornji Milanovac,Kingdom of Serbia, Matković served in the Serbian army duringWorld War I. Heretreated through Albania with the army. Matković became theveliki župan (head) of Bregalnica County in theKingdom of Yugoslavia. He ordered and oversaw the massacre of 28-29 male inhabitants by Yugoslav regular troops in the village of Garvan in 3 March 1923.[2][3] Historian Yves Tomic estimated the number of casualties as 53.[4] The massacre was done in retaliation to an attack by theInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against the Serbian colony ofKadrifakovo (resulting in 23-26 casualties and 15 wounded people) or the killing of 2 Yugoslav soldiers in Garvan.[2][3][5]
He died long after the end of the wars and was buried in Savinac.[citation needed]
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