Sava on the second and Dragiša on the third of three tanks, to kill their crews and to capture one tank each. His heroic death made him into one of the Partisan icons. He was posthumously proclaimed People's Hero of Yugoslavia. According to Milovan Đilas, the Montenegrin communist leadership had a hard time with Kovačević because he did not recognize Montenegrins as a separate nation from the Serbs. Legacy In honour of Kovačević, numerous streets were named after him, as well as urban neighbourhoods in Zemun and Palilula. Also, Savino Selo (literally: Sava's Village) in Vojvodina is named after him. Naval repair facility which operated in Tivat, Montenegro was named "MTRZ Sava Kovačević" (popularly called Arsenal), until its conversion into the yacht marina "Porto Montenegro". In popular culture In the 1973 film Sutjeska Kovačević was played by Serbian actor Ljuba Tadić. Several songs have been written in memorization of Kovačević. One of the most popular songs is "Što to huči Sutjeska" (What is Sutjeska up to) singing about his heroism and death, written in October 1943 during the war by the writer and then-manager of 4th Montenegrin and 2nd Proletarian Brigade , who met Kovačević in Lastva at the start of the war. He based the melody on the songs that he heard and liked during the war, "" (Mykola Shchors) and "Po šumama i gorama". The song quickly became popular, and after the war, the song appeared in elementary school books and was considered a folk song. Another song is "Sivi Sokole" (Peregrine Falcon) which mentions Sutjeska being crossed to save the wounded, but Sava being left lying on the ground. Many versions of "Sivi Sokole" have been made, the most popular one from Ismet Krcić. References 1905 births 1943 deaths Military personnel from Nikšić Yugoslav Partisans members 20th century in Montenegro Yugoslav military personnel killed in World War II Montenegrin soldiers Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany Montenegrin communists Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov