Milan Blagojević | |
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Nickname(s) | Španac |
Born | Natalinci, Kingdom of Serbia | October 14, 1905
Died | October 28, 1941 Užička Požega, German-occupied Serbia | (aged 36)
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Battles/wars |
Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of the People's Hero |
Milan Blagojević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Благојевић; 14 October 1905 – 28/29 October 1941), better known as Španac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Шпанац; transl. The Spaniard) was a Yugoslav partisan, Spanish-trained commando and republican volunteer in the Spanish Civil War and is credited for initiating the anti-fascist struggle in Yugoslavia during World War II. [1] [2] Partisan commander Milan Blagojević Španac was killed by the Chetniks in October 1941 in Požega. [3] [4]
Milan Blagojević | |
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Nickname(s) | Španac |
Born | Natalinci, Kingdom of Serbia | October 14, 1905
Died | October 28, 1941 Užička Požega, German-occupied Serbia | (aged 36)
Allegiance |
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Battles/wars |
Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of the People's Hero |
Milan Blagojević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Благојевић; 14 October 1905 – 28/29 October 1941), better known as Španac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Шпанац; transl. The Spaniard) was a Yugoslav partisan, Spanish-trained commando and republican volunteer in the Spanish Civil War and is credited for initiating the anti-fascist struggle in Yugoslavia during World War II. [1] [2] Partisan commander Milan Blagojević Španac was killed by the Chetniks in October 1941 in Požega. [3] [4]