Antun Blažić
Antun Blažić | |
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| Born | 28 May 1916 |
| Died | September 1943 (aged 27) |
| Nationality | Croat |
Antun Blažić (28 May 1916 – September 1943) was a Croatian Jewish[1] Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[2]
Blažić was born in Globočec Ludbreški on 28 May 1916. In 1941, Blažić become a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. During World War II, he was actively involved in the organization of the Ludbreg region uprising. In the summer of 1941, as one of the first in his region, Blažić joined the Partisans. With Partisans he was a commissioner assistant to a detachment assigned to form the task force in the Ludbreg region. Since 1943, Blažić was member of the League of Communists of Croatia district committee for Varaždin. In Varaždin he also helped the Partisan groups organization. Blažić was member of ZAVNOH. In September 1943, while in village Maruševec, Blažić was attacked by Ustaše. As he was alone, he could not retreat and thus decided to kill himself so he would not be taken alive. On 5 May 1951, Blažić was declared People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Croatian) Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Židovi u antifašističkom pokretu; stranica 38; broj 109, ožujak / travanj / svibanj 2009.
- ^ a b Đurđević-Đukić (1975)
Bibliography
[edit]- Đurđević-Đukić, Olga (1975). Narodni heroji Jugoslavije, A-M, N-Ž. Beograd: Mladost.
- 1916 births
- 1943 deaths
- 1943 suicides
- People from Varaždin
- Croatian Jews
- Jews from Austria-Hungary
- Jewish socialists
- Jews in the Yugoslav Partisans
- Croatian Austro-Hungarians
- Yugoslav Partisans members
- Croatian communists
- Croatian people of World War II
- Yugoslav military personnel killed in World War II
- Croatian revolutionaries
- Suicides in Croatia
- Suicides in Yugoslavia
- Croatian Jews who died in the Holocaust
- Suicides by Jews during the Holocaust