At the top of Jagodnja mountain, which got its name from the wild strawberries that abound, there is the famous Mačkov kamen, the scene of terrible battles, from the First World War, more precisely from 1914. At the highest point, at an altitude of 924 meters, a memorial ossuary was erected to the heroes who fell in that color. The construction of the memorial ossuary began in 1928, a four years later, it was consecrated by the then Serbian patriarch Mr. Varnava.
The Battle of Mačkov kamen in the period from September 19 to 22, 1914, and according to many historians, this is one of the bloodiest and most difficult battles during the entire First World War. It's officially over Austro-Hungarian (Pyrrhic) victory, but it also gave birth to one of the greatest Serbian heroes of the Great War, Lt. Col. Dušan Purić (1873 – 1914), although the Serbian army found itself in a disadvantageous position, he issued the officers of the 4th regiment a historical command: "Soldiers, we have come here to die for our country. Commanders in front of their platoons and companies, commanders in front of my battalions, and I will be in front of everyone. Follow me! Rushing in! For freedom and fatherland"!
Unfortunately, this brave commander died on September 22, 1914. His death greatly shook the Serbian people fighters, and they, without hesitation, carried his body in a box with them everywhere for the next few days, refusing to storerooms in the wastelands of Mačkovo kamen. Only on the fourth day did the order of the commander of the First Army, General Petar Bojović, arrive the body is not carried by color, so lieutenant colonel Dušan Purić was buried in the gate of the Valjevo church. Commander Dušan is posthumous Purić was promoted to the rank of colonel.
By the way, as many as 115 Serbian officers were killed and 176 wounded in the fighting on Mačkov kamen, including Prince Đorđe. Karađorđević. Also, a participant in this battle was the famous Serbian painter and nurse Nadežda Petrović, who She arrived at Mačkov kamen after a four-day march, from the position in Srem. All the time of the fight, she was in the hospital, immediately next to the battlefield. In almost two weeks of fighting around Mačkovo kamen, both armies had an eye 15,000 were killed or wounded, and in just one day about 2,000 soldiers died (800 of them Serbian heroes).
The monument to fallen fighters is eight meters high, made of pressed granite blocks in the form of a chapel with bell tower, on top of which there is a cross. The chapel has two-winged, latticed doors, and there is a fresco-icon in the interior The Virgin with Jesus, the work of the painter Živorad Nastasijević. The area around this monument was fenced off in 1936. At on the pillars of the gate are two memorial plaques with verses by Vojislav Ilić Younger:

"Unknown brother, when you meet on the road,
Stop walking for a moment,
And stop here where the victims sleep,
From the great struggle for freedom.
Pay homage to her holy ossuary
And he admonished himself, closing the door:
That right means more than force,
And that David is a cruel Goliath." - the first plate

"Yugoslavs, oh, native brothers,
Reject those arguments and friction everyone!
Swear on love and harmony
So it will be easy for us in the grave too!" - second plate

Between the pillars and above the door is the inscription "Fatherland to fallen heroes".

In memory of the victims, every year in September the municipalities of Ljubovija and Krupanj organize a memorial service historical hour, which gathers a large number of citizens, war participants, representatives of state, military and cultural organizations.
There is silence on the Mačkov kamen. The forest, which disappeared during the fighting, has grown again. It's probably the same as before the battle. From the very top of Mačkovo kamen there are beautiful views towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Drina, and Azbukovica.