Mate Blažina

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Mate Blažina
Born(1925-03-10)10 March 1925
Čemparovica,
DF Yugoslavia
Awards Order of the People's Hero
Order of Bravery

Mate Blažina (10 March 1925 – 15 April 1945) was a Croatian

antifascist, military commander and Yugoslav National Hero. After the capitulation of Italy, he joined the partisan movement. He contributed to the liberation of Istria and Gorski Kotar, and for his bravery and actions was honored with the Order of the People's Hero and the Order of Bravery. Blažina died in action in Gorski Kotar
, aged 20.

Biography

Blažina was born on 10 March 1925 in the small village of Čemparovica in the hinterland of Labin, Istria.[1]

Blažina joined the partisan movement after the capitulation of Italy. He took part in sabotage operations in the area around Labin, including the demolition of telephone lines from

Vlaška thermal power plant, and the removal of explosives from gunpowder in Ripenda.[2][3]

He entered the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion in Čepić (part of the Učka detachment, founded in April 1944) as a machine gunner. In July the detachment moved to Bujština by order of the Operational Headquarters for Istria.[2]

On 6 August 1944 Blažina, who could speak German,

Gorski kotar and the hinterland of Rijeka until April 1945. He was decorated for bravery.[2]

Blažina was killed in action in Gorski Kotar, with the rank of sergeant. He was proclaimed a national hero in 1953.[5][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Mihailo Apostolski; Petar Kačavenda; Dusǎn Živkovíc; Institut za savremenu istoriju (1982). Narodni heroji Jugoslavije, Volume 1 Narodni heroji Jugoslavije, Institut za savremenu istoriju (Belgrade, Serbia). Narodna knjiga via University of Michigan. p. 85.
  2. ^ a b c d H. Buršić. "Blažina, Mate". Istrian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ Herman Buršić. "Mate Blažina". Istrapedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Books 16-17 of Istra kroz stoljeća. Treće kolo Istarska partizanska štampa: izbor tekstova, Volume 2. Čakavski sabor. 1981. p. 43.
  5. ISBN 86-7686-079-3
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