ss u ary ▁to ▁the ▁def enders ▁of ▁Bel grade ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 ▁there ▁arose ▁a ▁public ▁controvers y ▁over ▁its ▁location . ▁Its ▁designer ▁Ver hov sk oj ▁and ▁many ▁artists , ▁including ▁the ▁painter , ▁art ▁critic , ▁professor ▁and ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Bel grade ▁University ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Bran ko ▁Pop ović , ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁mem orial ▁in ▁a ▁c emetery ▁instead ▁of ▁setting ▁it ▁up ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁city ' s ▁squares . ▁The ▁public ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁location ▁did , ▁however , ▁not ▁lead ▁to ▁its ▁being ▁changed . ▁The ▁monument ▁and ▁the ▁mem orial ▁o ss u ary ▁to ▁the ▁def enders ▁of ▁Bel grade ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁Arm ist ice ▁Day , ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁all ▁leading ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁figures , ▁King ▁Aleks and ar ▁K ara đ or đ e vić , ▁Queen ▁Maria , ▁government ▁minister s , ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Patri arch ▁Bar nab as , ▁diplom atic ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁countries , ▁General ▁V oj is lav ▁T ank osi ć , ▁commander ▁of ▁Bel grade , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁organis ers ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁Milan ▁Ned ić , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Bel grade , ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁and ▁Coun c ill ors , ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Reserve ▁Offic ers ▁and ▁Sold iers