Mandušić ( sr-cyr, Мандушић) is a

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

surname, a

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derived from ''Manduša'', an augmentative from ''Manda'' (a diminutive of ''Mandalena''), hence ''Mandušić''. It is found in

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Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

and

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. In

Sredska, Kosovo Sredska (, sr-Cyrl, Средска) is a village in the municipality of Prizren, Kosovo. It was the seat of medieval Sredačka Župa. Geography History Anthropology Yugoslav ethnologist Tatomir Vukanović (1907–1997) studied settl ...

, the Mandušić family belonged to a Serbian brotherhood called '' Pejčić'', which hailed from

Tetovo Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, wit ...

, which they left after murdering Turk oppressors; a part of the Mandušići settled in Montenegro. At least 14 individuals with the surname died during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. It may refer to: *

Vuk Mandušić Vuk Mandušić ( sr-cyr, Вук Мандушић; Vučen Mandušić, ''Vucen Mandussich''; 1645 – died 13 July 1648) was the ''capo direttore'' of the Morlach army, one of the most prominent ''harambaša'' (rebel leaders) in the Dalmatian ...

(d. 1648), Morlach leader *

Aleksa Mandušić Aleksa Mandušić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Мандушић; July 13, 1887 – August 28, 1959) was a Serbian-American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his service in the United States Army, U.S. Army d ...

(1887–1959), American soldier in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient *Ljubica Mandušić-Gazikalović,

Serbian Righteous Among the Nations This is a partial list of some of the most prominent Righteous Among the Nations per country of origin, recognized by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem. These people risked their lives or their libe ...

*Gornji Mandušići, hamlet in Katuni,

Šestanovac, Croatia Šestanovac is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. History A fire erupted near Šestanovac on 17 March 2009 and was reported at 10:06, then put out by the ''DVD Zadvarje'' the ''DVD Gata'', the ''DVD Kučići'' and the ''DV ...

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