Background
Jovanović was born in Aleksinac, Kingdom of Serbia.
Jovanović was born in Aleksinac, Kingdom of Serbia.
He was awarded several times for his service in the Balkan Wars and the World War I.
The family moved to Vrnjačka Banja while Dragutin was a child. He finished primary school in Vrnjačka Banja. He joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization, joining the detachment of Vojvoda Vuk on March 22, 1911, fighting in Old Serbia.