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No. 352 Squadron RAF
No. 352 Squadron RAF was a Yugoslav-manned fighter-bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The squadron was also known as First NOVJ Squadron. History Formed at Benina, Libya on 22 April 1944, the squadron was the first Yugoslav-manned fighter unit to be formed in the Mediterranean. Equipped with Hurricanes initially, it received Supermarine Spitfires in June and in August moved to Italy to join No.281 Wing RAF. The squadron provided escort for fighter-bomber squadrons and engaged in ground attack missions for the rest of the war, using the island of Vis as an advanced base until 1 January 1945, when the squadron's air echelon became permanently based there. The squadron was organized by the war formation prescribed for RAF mobile fighter squadrons, having two flights with eight Supermarine Spitfires in each flight. The flying and technical staff were composed of personnel from the Royal Yugoslav Air Force moved to NOVJ, and staff from the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canne, Apulia
Cannae (now Canne della Battaglia, ) is an ancient village of the Apulia region of south east Italy. It is a ''frazione'' (civil parish) of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Barletta. Cannae was formerly a bishopric, and is presently (2022) a Latin Catholic titular see. Geography The commune of Cannae is situated near the river Aufidus (the modern Ofanto), on a hill on the right (i.e., south) bank, southwest of its mouth, and 9 km southwest of Barletta. History It is primarily known for the Battle of Cannae, in which the numerically superior Roman army suffered a disastrous defeat by Hannibal in 216 BC (see Punic Wars). There is a considerable controversy as to whether the battle took place on the right or the left bank of the river. In later times the place became a ''municipium'', and the remains of an unimportant Roman town still exist upon the hill known as ''Monte di Canne''. In the Middle Ages, probably after the destruction of Canosa di Puglia in the 9th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vis (town)
Vis ( it, Lissa) is a town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. Its population was 1,934 as of 2011. The town is the seat of the eponymous Vis municipality, one of the island's two municipalities (the other being Komiža). Both belong administratively to Split-Dalmatia County. History Vis, on the Illyrian coast, was established in the 4th century BCE as an Ancient Greek polis Issa, a colony of Syracuse, Sicily (which in turn was a colony of Corinth). Dionysius the Elder, the contemporary tyrant of Syracuse, founded the colony Issa to control shipping in the Adriatic Sea. Ancient Issa developed as the urban and economic center of the Dalmatian coasts, and it also served as a military base. The city established several colonies, such as Aspálathos, modern-day Split (now the largest city in Dalmatia), Epidauros (Stobreč), and Tragurion (Trogir). Issa functioned as an independent polis until the 1st century BCE, when it was conquered by the Roman Empire. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The National Hero
The Order of the People's Hero or the Order of the National Hero ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Orden narodnog heroja, Oрден народног хероја; sl, Red narodnega heroja, mk, Oрден на народен херој, Orden na naroden heroj), was a Yugoslav gallantry medal, the second highest military award, and third overall Yugoslav decoration.Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1945-90 by Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2003 It was awarded to individuals, military units, political and other organisations who distinguished themselves by extraordinary heroic deeds during war and in peacetime. The recipients were thereafter known as People's Heroes of Yugoslavia or National Heroes of Yugoslavia. The vast majority was awarded to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Partisans
The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); mk, Народноослободителна војска (НОВ); sl, Narodnoosvobodilna vojska (NOV) officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odredi Jugoslavije (NOV i POJ), Народноослободилачка војска и партизански одреди Југославије (НОВ и ПОЈ); mk, Народноослободителна војска и партизански одреди на Југославија (НОВ и ПОЈ); sl, Narodnoosvobodilna vojska in partizanski odredi Jugoslavije (NOV in POJ) was the communist-led anti-fascist resistance to the Axis powers (chiefly Germany) in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II. Led by Josip Broz T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đuro Ivanšević
Đuro ( sr-Cyrl, Ђуро; also transliterated Djuro or Gjuro) is a South Slavic male given name derived from '' Đurađ'' (a Serbian variant of '' George''). It may refer to: * Đuro Bago (born 1961), a football coach and sports director * Đuro Basariček (1884–1928), a Croatian politician, lawyer and social activist * Đuro Daničić (1825–1882), a Serbian philologist * Đuro Deželić (1838–1907), a Croatian writer * Đuro Đaković (1886–1929), a Yugoslav communist politician * Đuro Ferić (1739–1820), a Croatian poet and Jesuit vicar general * Đuro Kurepa (1907–1993), a Yugoslav mathematician * Đuro Salaj (1889–1958), a first president of the United Labour Unions of Yugoslavia * Đuro Pilar (1846–1893), a Croatian geologist, professor and rector at the University of Zagreb * Đuro Pucar (1899–1979), a Yugoslav and Bosnian politician * Đuro Živković (born 1975), a Serbian-Swedish composer and violinist * Đuro Zec (born 1990), a Serbian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Kraus
Branko ( Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić (born 1947), Serbian football manager * Branko Baković (born 1981), Serbian footballer * Branko Baletić (born 1946), Serbian-Montenegrin film director and producer * Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director * Branko Bokun (1920–2011), Yugoslav-British author and journalist * Branko Bošković (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer * Branko Bošnjak (1923–1996), Croatian philosopher * Branko Bošnjak (born 1955), Yugoslav footballer * Branko Bošnjaković (born 1939), Dutch-Croatian physicist * Branko Brnović (born 1967), Montenegrin football manager * Branko Buljević (born 1947), Croatian-Australian footballer * Branko Cikatić (1954–2020), Croatian martial artist * Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), Macedonian pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinko Šoić
Hinko is a Croatian masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: * Hinko Bauer (1908–1986), Croatian Jewish architect * Hinko Hinković (1854–1929), Croatian lawyer, publisher and politician * Hinko Juhn (1891–1940), Croatian Jewish sculptor * , Croatian Ustaše commander ( Jasenovac concentration camp) * Hinko Urbach (1872–1960), Zagreb Chief Rabbi * Hinko Wurth, first president of the Yugoslav Tennis Association * Diana Hinko Diana Hinko (born 30 November 1943) is an Austrian former pair skater. Competing with Heinz Döpfl, she became a three-time national champion (1959–1961). The pair finished eighth at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (off ... (born 1943), Austrian pair skater {{given name Croatian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CWGC
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars. The commission is also responsible for commemorating Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action during the Second World War. The commission was founded by Sir Fabian Ware and constituted through Royal Charter in 1917 as the Imperial War Graves Commission. The change to the present name took place in 1960. The commission, as part of its mandate, is responsible for commemorating all Commonwealth war dead individually and equally. To this end, the war dead are commemorated by a name on a headstone, at an identified site of a burial, or on a memorial. War dead are commemorated uniformly and equally, irrespective of military or civil rank, race or creed. The commission is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkadije Popov
Arkadije Popov (Russian: Аркадий Попов; 17 November 1906 – 16 October 1944) was a Yugoslav pilot of Russian descent. Early life and service Born in Russia to a Don cossack family, Popov emigrated with his parents to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes following the bolshevik revolution. He learned to fly and was a pilot of the naval aviation of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force at the start of WWII in 1941. He first fled to Greece, but was captured by German forces during operation Marita. Following his capture he joined the NDH air force. During this time he displayed a nonchalantly anti-fascist attitude, greeting his comrades with the phrase “''Za slom spremni''” (Croatian: ''For collapse - ready!'') In late 1943, being hounded by the Gestapo, Popov managed to get a hold of a Breguet XIX and fly over to the allies in Italy. Allied service In April 1944, Popov joined the newly formed 352 Squadron at the first Partisan air base in Benina, Libya where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratko Jovanović
Ratko ( Cyrillic script: Ратко) is a male given name of Slavic origin. It is a diminutive form of the names Ratibor and Ratimir. Notable people * Ratko Čolić (1918–1999), Serbian footballer *Ratko Dautovski, Macedonian percussionist, interested in world percussion *Ratko Delorko (born 1959), German pianist, composer, producer and conductor *Ratko Đokić (1940–2003), Yugoslavian-Swedish mob boss, a leader of the so-called "Cigarette Mafia" *Ratko Dostanić (born 1959), Serbian football (soccer) head coach *Ratko Glavina (born 1941), Croatian actor *Ratko Janev (1939–2019), physicist *Ratko Kacian (1917–1949), Croatian footballer * Ratko Mladić (born 1942), Chief of Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army during the Bosnian War of 1992–1995 *Ratko Nikolić (born 1977), Serbian handballer *Ratko Ninković (born 1967), football manager and former player from Bosnia-Herzegovina *Ratko Perić (born 1944), the Bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franjo Kluz
Franjo Kluz (19 September 1913 – 14 September 1944) was a Yugoslav pilot from Bosnia and a People's Hero of Yugoslavia. He is best known as one of the founders of the Partisan air force, and served as an officer in No. 352 Squadron RAF. Early life and career Franjo Kluz was born in Jošik, near Bosanska Dubica. In 1931 he graduated from the Yugoslav reserve officers school as a sergeant-pilot. After the Axis invasion and establishment of Independent State of Croatia in 1941 he was drafted into the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia and was stationed in Banja Luka. In the second half of May 1942, like Rudi Čajavec before him, he defected to the Partisans with his Potez 25 aircraft. From the improvised airfield near Prijedor he carried out a number of sorties against Axis forces, the most notable being the attack on an Ustaša column near Orahovo on 4 June. His plane was destroyed by hostile fire on 6 July. He then became a member of the Partisan command for Bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
