Vladimir Majder
Vladimir Majder | |
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Born | 1911 |
Died | 1943 (aged 32) |
Nationality | Croat |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Vladimir Majder (1911–1943) was a Croatian Partisan who fought in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.[1]
Majder was born in
In 1936, Spanish Civil War broke out, Majder was among the first Croatian volunteers who joined the International Brigades. During the Spanish civil war, Majder was the first secretary of the 12th Balkan troop, and later an intelligence officer in the International Brigades. After the war, Majder moved to France where he was imprisoned.[2]
During World War II, in August 1942, he managed to escape and move to the occupied Yugoslavia, Croatia. Immediately upon his arrival, Majder joined the Partisans. He was the intelligence officer operating in the Croatian zone, and later a member of the Partisan General Headquarters.[2]
In June 1943, Mayder died of typhus fever in Otočac.[2] In Majders honour, high school "Vladimir Majder Kurt" in Sisak was named after him.[3]
References
- ^ Goldstein (2001, p. 517)
- ^ a b c d e Romano (1980, p. 437)
- ^ Gimnazija Sisak, Vladimir Majder Kurt (Croatian)
Bibliography
- Goldstein, Ivo (2001). Holokaust u Zagrebu. Zagreb: Novi Liber. ISBN 953-6045-19-2.
- Romano, Jaša (1980). Jevreji Jugoslavije 1941-1945, žrtve genocida i učesnici NOR. Beograd: Savez jevrejskih opština Jugoslavije.