Jaka Avšič | |
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Born | Ljubljana, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary | April 24, 1896
Died | January 2, 1978 | (aged 81)
Jakob "Jaka" Avšič (nom de guerre Branko Hrast) (24 April 1896 – 2 January 1978) [1] was the first commander of Chetnik units ( Plava garda) in Slovenia during the Second World War. [2] At the end of October 1941, Colonel Avšič and Major Karl Novak went to Ravna Gora and met with Draža Mihailović, who appointed Avšič as his representative in Slovenia. [3] Avšič soon deserted the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland and joined the communists. He was then instructed by the communist executive board to try to convince other Yugoslav army officers to desert and join the communists. [4] During the war he used the pseudonym Branko Hrast. [5]
Pošto je prišao OF-u, pukovnik Avšič je od Izvršnog odbora dobio uputstvo da utiče na oficire kako bi ih privoleo da priđu narodnooslobodilačkom pokretu.
Jaka Avšič-Branko Hrast
Jaka Avšič | |
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Born | Ljubljana, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary | April 24, 1896
Died | January 2, 1978 | (aged 81)
Jakob "Jaka" Avšič (nom de guerre Branko Hrast) (24 April 1896 – 2 January 1978) [1] was the first commander of Chetnik units ( Plava garda) in Slovenia during the Second World War. [2] At the end of October 1941, Colonel Avšič and Major Karl Novak went to Ravna Gora and met with Draža Mihailović, who appointed Avšič as his representative in Slovenia. [3] Avšič soon deserted the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland and joined the communists. He was then instructed by the communist executive board to try to convince other Yugoslav army officers to desert and join the communists. [4] During the war he used the pseudonym Branko Hrast. [5]
Pošto je prišao OF-u, pukovnik Avšič je od Izvršnog odbora dobio uputstvo da utiče na oficire kako bi ih privoleo da priđu narodnooslobodilačkom pokretu.
Jaka Avšič-Branko Hrast