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Mile Mećava
Mile Mećava ( sr-Cyrl, Миле Мећава, ; 1915 – June 4, 1942) was a Yugoslav Partisan and a hero from World War II. Early life Mećeva was born in 1915 in a Serbian family from the village Vlaškovci, in the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Austria-Hungary. His father Ostoja was a farmer. Also, he worked as the farmer before the War. Mećeva joined the Communist Party in 1941. World War II Mećeva joined Yugoslav People's Liberation War in early 1941. In the first battles that took place in Aginci and Komlenac, he emerged as one of the bravest fighters of the Second Krajina (Kozara) Detachment. His courage stands out in battles on the mount Kozara, near Podgradci, Mrakovica and Turjak as well as near Gradina and Jasenovac. Also, he fought in conflicts on the Prijedor–Banja Luka railway. Ambush in Lipovac In January 1942, Mećeva enters into the Kozara Proletarian Company, a newly formed assault unit led by Kosta Nađ and Mladen Stojanović. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlaškovci
Vlaškovci ( sr-cyrl, Влашковци) is a village in the north-west Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. According to the 2013 census, the village had 196 inhabitants. It's a part of the municipality of Kozarska Dubica. Notable people * Mile Mećava (1915–1942), a Yugoslav Partisan and a hero from World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing .... References {{commonscat, Vlaškovci Populated places in Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County
Jasenovac () is a village and a municipality in Croatia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina County at the confluence of the river Una into Sava. In Croatian and Serbian word "jasen" means ash tree and the name Jasenovac means "ashen, or made of ash tree". During World War II, it was the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp. Demographics In 1991, the total population was 3,599, Croats made up 2,419 (67.21%), while Serbs were noticeable population with 911 (25.31%). In 2001, the municipality's population was 2,391, composed of 2,179 (91%) Croats and 141 Serbs (5.90%). In 2011, the total population was 1,997, with 1,807 (90.49%) Croats and 152 Serbs (7.61%). The municipality of Jasenovac consists of 10 villages: * Drenov Bok - 143 * Jasenovac - 780 * Košutarica - 282 * Krapje - 179 * Mlaka - 30 * Puska - 321 * Tanac - 167 * Trebež - 77 * Uštica - 214 * Višnjica Uštička - 198 Austro-Hungarian 1910 census According to the last Austro-Hungarian 1910 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jure Francetić
Jure Francetić (3 July 1912 – 27/28 December 1942) was a Croatian Ustaša Commissioner for the Bosnia and Herzegovina regions of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II, and commander of the 1st Ustaše Regiment of the Ustaše Militia, later known as the Black Legion. In both roles he was responsible for the massacre of Bosnian Serbs and Jews. A member of Ante Pavelić's inner circle, he was considered by many Ustaše as a possible successor to Pavelić as Poglavnik (leader) of the NDH. He died of wounds inflicted when he was captured by Partisans near Slunj in the Kordun region when his aircraft crash-landed there in late December 1942. Early life prior to formation of NDH Francetić was born in Otočac in the mountainous Lika region of modern-day central Croatia on 3 July 1912. After high school where he was influenced by nationalist teachers, he went to study law at the University of Zagreb, where he joined the Ustaša movement and abandoned his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Legion (Ustaše Militia)
The Black Legion ( hr, Crna Legija), officially the 1st Standing Active Brigade (''Prvi stajaći djelatni sdrug''), was an Ustaše militia infantry unit active during World War II in Independent State of Croatia. The legion was formed in September 1941 as the 1st Ustaša Regiment. It consisted largely of Bosnian Muslim and Croat refugees from eastern Bosnia, where large massacres were carried out by Chetniks and to a small degree by the Yugoslav Partisans. It became known for its fierce fighting against the Chetniks and the Partisans and massacres against Serb civilians. The legion's commanders were Colonel Jure Francetić and Major Rafael Boban. It consisted of between 1,000 and 1,500 trained mechanized infantrymen. History The Black Legion was formed in Sarajevo in April 1941 with 12 founding members, of whom 11 were Croats and one was a Bosnian Muslim. The force grew to be predominantly Muslim in response to the atrocities carried out against Bosnian Muslims. Hoare (2006), p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jošavka Gornja
Jošavka Gornja ( Cyrillic: Јошавка Горња) is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ....Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. Population *In the Census Years of 1981 and 1971 Jošavka Donja and Jošavka Gornja were the unique settlement. References Populated places in Čelinac Villages in Republika Srpska {{Čelinac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipovac (Čelinac)
Lipovac ( Cyrillic: Липовац) is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ....Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. References Villages in Republika Srpska Populated places in Čelinac {{Čelinac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazar Tešanović
Lazar Tešanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Тешановић) was a Serbian schoolteacher and military officer. He was a reserve lieutenant of Royal Yugoslav Army and, later, the Chetniks military officer during World War II. World War II During the War, Tešanović founded the Obilić Detachment which operated between two rivers, Vrbas and Vrbanja, and south to mount Vlašić. Detachment took a main part in the Lipovac ambush on the Partisans Company led by Mladen Stojanović, who was badly wounded in the fight. On 23 May 1942, Tešanović entered into an agreement with the Independent State of Croatia, asking arms and ammunition to fight against the Partisans. In addition, he has collaborated with the Nazi Germans.NAW, T-314, Roll 563, 001130: Poruka četničke grupe Tešanović (30. decembar 1943.). On 8 July 1943, Obilić Detachment has become a part of the Middle-Bosnian Chetniks Corps and Tešanović became commander of that corps. See also * Mile Mećava * Mladen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosanska Krajina
Bosanska Krajina ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крајина, ) is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is enclosed by a number of rivers, namely the Sava (north), Glina (northwest), Vrbanja and Vrbas (east and southeast, respectively). The region is also a historic, economic and cultural entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, famous for its natural beauties and wildlife diversity. The largest city, and its historical center is Banja Luka. Other cities and towns include Bihać, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac, Bosansko Grahovo, Bužim, Cazin, Drvar, Gradiška, Ključ, Kostajnica, Kozarska Dubica, Laktaši, Mrkonjić Grad, Novi Grad, Prijedor, Sanski Most, Šipovo, Velika Kladuša. Bosanska Krajina is not a formal entity within the structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina; however it has a significant cultural and historical identity that was formed through several historic and economic events. The territory of Bosanska Krajina is curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chetniks
The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist movement and Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla force in Axis powers, Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. Although it was not a homogeneous movement, it was led by Draža Mihailović. While it was anti-Axis in its long-term goals and engaged in marginal resistance activities for limited periods, it also engaged in tactical or selective Collaborationism, collaboration with the occupying forces for almost all of the war. The Chetnik movement adopted a policy of collaboration with regard to the Axis, and engaged in cooperation to one degree or another by establishing ''modus vivendi'' or operating as "legalised" auxiliary forces under Axis control. Over a period of time, and in different parts of the country, the movement was progre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladen Stojanović
Mladen Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Младен Стојановић; 7 April 1896 – 1 April 1942) was a Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav physician who led a detachment of Partisans on and around Mount Kozara in northwestern Bosnia during World War II in Yugoslavia. He was posthumously bestowed the Order of the People's Hero. At the age of fifteen, Stojanović became an activist in a group of student organizations called Young Bosnia, which strongly opposed Austria-Hungary's occupation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 1912, Stojanović was inducted into ''Narodna Odbrana'', an association founded in Serbia with the goal of organizing guerrilla resistance to Bosnia-Herzegovina's annexation by Austria-Hungary. Stojanović was arrested by the Austro-Hungarian authorities in July 1914, and although he was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment, he was pardoned in 1917. He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine after World War I, and in 1929, opened a private practice in the town of Prijedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosta Nađ
Konstantin "Kosta" Nađ ( hu, Nagy Kosztá; 13 May 1911 – 19 November 1986) was a Yugoslav Partisan Army general that fought during World War II. Biography Born on 13 May 1911 in Petrovaradin, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, he fought as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), and also played a prominent part in the Yugoslav People's Liberation War. His 3rd Army advanced through Yugoslavia and into Austria before the war ended. He was president of the Yugoslav Partisans' veteran association from 1974 to 1981. He died in Belgrade on 19 November 1986, aged 75. Commands He held the following duties: * General Officer Commanding I Bosnian Corps - 1942 to 1943 * General Officer Commanding III Corps - 1943 to 1944 * General Officer Commanding 1st Army First Army may refer to: China * New 1st Army, Republic of China * First Field Army, a Communist Party of China unit in the Chinese Civil War * 1st Group Army, People's Republic of China Germany * 1st Army (German Empi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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