Žarko Zrenjanin
Žarko Zrenjanin "Uča" (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Зрењанин, pronounced [ʒǎːrkɔ zrɛ̌ɲanin ǔːt͡ʃa]; 11 September 1902 – 4 November 1942) was a partisan and National Hero of Yugoslavia. The city of Zrenjanin, in Serbia, is named after him, since 1946.
Žarko Zrenjanin | |
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Birth name | Žarko Zrenjanin |
Nickname(s) | Uča |
Born | Izbistye, Kingdom of Hungary (today Izbište, Serbia) | 11 September 1902
Died | 4 November 1942 40) Pavliš, Serbia | (aged
Allegiance | Yugoslav partisans |
Years of service | 1941–1942 |
Awards | People's Hero of Yugoslavia |
Zrenjanin was born in Izbište. He became a leader of the Vojvodina Communists and when World War II began, the Partisans. Zrenjanin endured torture and months of incarceration by the Nazis during the Second World War. He was released and later killed in Pavliš while trying to escape recapture.
- Monument of Žarko Zrenjanin in Zrenjanin, built in 1952
References
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