▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁build ▁it , ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁ 3 , 5 2 9 ▁identified ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 7 4 ▁un ident ified ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁identified ▁remains ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁individual ▁ur ns ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased , ▁while ▁the ▁un ident ified ▁remains ▁were ▁ent om bed ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁v ault ▁in ▁the ▁o ss u ary . ▁The ▁o ss u ary ▁is ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁monument ▁which ▁is ▁accessed ▁by ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁st airs . ▁R ising ▁from ▁a ▁stone ▁base ▁is ▁a ▁mon ol ith , ▁executed ▁by ▁Ver hov sk oj , ▁which ▁be ars ▁the ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ser bia , ▁the ▁only ▁such ▁example ▁in ▁the ▁inter war ▁period . ▁The ▁Ser bian ▁double - head ed ▁e agle ▁is ▁car ved ▁in ▁a ▁st yl ised ▁manner . ▁The ▁dominant ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁is ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁soldier ▁with ▁a ▁rif le ▁in ▁his ▁hand , ▁ready ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁country ▁symbol ised ▁by ▁the ▁flag ▁spr out ing ▁from ▁a ▁rock . ▁Three ▁cross es ▁occurr ing ▁on ▁the ▁monument ▁– ▁the ▁cross ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁sh aft , ▁the ▁cru c iform ▁post ure ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁and ▁the ▁cross ▁in ▁the ▁em blem ▁– ▁are ▁universal ▁symbols ▁of ▁suffering ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁mon ol ith ▁is