▁bro ader ▁public . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁frequently ▁attacked ▁and ▁def ended ▁of ▁all ▁European ▁cities , ▁Bel grade ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁capital ▁city ▁that ▁was ▁bomb arded ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Marsh al ▁Louis ▁Fran ch et ▁d ` Esp ere y ▁decor ated ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁for ▁the ▁hero ism ▁of ▁its ▁def enders . ▁ ▁Th ir teen ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁fallen ▁def enders ▁were ▁dis inter red ▁and ▁laid ▁in ▁the ▁mem orial ▁o ss u ary ▁built ▁in ▁Nov o ▁Gro bl je ▁( New ▁C emetery ). ▁The ▁o ss u ary ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁B alk an ▁Wars . ▁The ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁mem orial ▁o ss u ary ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁military ▁c emetery ▁was ▁fund ed ▁from ▁the ▁contributions ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁assemble d ▁in ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Reserve ▁Offic ers ▁and ▁Sold iers ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Bel grade . ▁Being ▁the ▁strong est ▁military ▁veter an ▁organisation ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁the ▁Association ▁promoted ▁diverse ▁activities ▁aim ed ▁at ▁perpet u ating ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁fallen ▁soldiers ▁and ▁impro ving ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁surv iv ors . ▁The ▁mem orial ▁be ars ▁the ▁ins cription : ▁To ▁the ▁Def enders ▁of ▁Bel grade ▁/ ▁The ▁Association ▁of