Žarko Zrenjanin Explained

Žarko Zrenjanin
Birth Date:1902 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Izbistye, Hungary
Death Place:Pavliš, Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
Nickname:Uča
Birth Name:Žarko Zrenjanin
Allegiance:Yugoslav Partisans
Serviceyears:1941–1942
Awards:People's Hero of Yugoslavia

Žarko Zrenjanin "Uča" (Serbian: Жарко Зрењанин, pronounced as /ʒǎːrkɔ zrɛ̌ɲanin ǔːt͡ʃa/; 11 September 1902  - 4 November 1942) was a Yugoslav partisan and National Hero of Yugoslavia. The city of Zrenjanin, in Serbia, is named after him, since 1946.

Zrenjanin was born in Izbistye, Kingdom of Hungary (today Izbište, Serbia). 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Narodni heroji Jugoslavije . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728031759/http://www.slobodnajugoslavija.org/sloyuknjige/NarodniHerojiJugoslavije.pdf . 28 July 2011 . 512–513. 1975.