Milan Blagojević Španac
Milan Blagojević | |
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| Nickname(s) | Španac |
| Born | October 14, 1905 Natalinci, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | October 28, 1941 (aged 36) Užička Požega, German-occupied Serbia |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Republican Army Yugoslav Partisans |
| 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]
See also
- Blagojević (family name)
- List of military headstamps – Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
References
- ^ Zbornik narodnih heroja Jugoslavije. Belgrade: NIP Omladina. 1958. Retrieved 21 October 2017. (in Serbo-Croatian)
- ^ Aleš Bebler (1961). Naši Španci: zbornik fotografija i dokumenata o učešću jugoslovenskih dobrovoljaca u španskom ratu 1936-1939. Španski borci Jugoslavije. (in Serbo-Croatian)
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