page_title: Dragutin Matić
section_title: Hawkeye
hierarchical_section_title: Dragutin Matić / Legacy / Hawkeye
caption_attribution_description: English: Serbian soldier Dragutin Matić with the flag of the kingdom of Serbia. The background, flag and colouring was added later. Original photography of Matić was taken by Sampson Tchernoff during World War I. The photography was widespread in the world, and often had the subtitle "Oko Sokolovo" (Falcon's Eye). Српски / srpski: Војник са Заставом Краљевине Србије
context_page_description: Dragutin Matić, known as Hawkeye, is the most famous Serbian military scout. He was born on January 10, 1888 in Kaletinec on the slopes of Suva Planina. He took part in all the battles of the Serbian army from 1910 until the end of World War I. He is known for his photography that has traveled the world. He died on January 1, 1970 in his native village.
context_section_description: Matić, not knowing, became famous because of the photograph during the battle of Drina that was taken by Russian photographer and Painter Samson Chernov. The photography depicted Matić with mustache and with full military gear during his mission. Soon after the photography was presented at the photo exhibition in New York in 1916, and was later printed as a postcard when it became world famous, symbolizing the Serbian struggle in the First World War. The soldier's name was not known and sometimes instead of a name there was an inscription under the photo "Oko sokolovo" or "Serbian soldier - scout on the Drina". The photo exhibition of Samson Černov, which included original photo of Matić was held during the October 2012 in PTT Museum in Belgrade.
  It was not until 1965 that Dragutin found out Dragutin found out about this photograph. That year, the gramophone record March on the Drina with the famous photography on the front cover. His comrades-in-arms immediately recognized him and Kostadinka Matić from Niš, who knew Matić, bought the record and sent it by mail to Kaletinac, to his address. That is when Dragutin recognized the photography and remembered that there was a photographer that he thought was died.
caption: Oko sokolovo (Hawkeye) postcard that eventually made Dragutin Matić famous.
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