Ivan Turk ( Serb. Ivan Turk ; Croatian. Ivan Turk ; 1913 , Zagreb - July 6, 1937 , Villanueva de la Cañada ) - Yugoslav student, participant in the Civil War in Spain .
| Ivan Turk | |
|---|---|
| Serb. Ivan Turk , Horv. Ivan Turk | |
| Date of Birth | 1913 |
| Place of Birth | Zagreb , Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | July 6, 1937 |
| Place of death | Villanueva de la Cañada , Spain |
| Affiliation |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia Second Spanish Republic |
| Type of army |  Inter-brigades (infantry) |
| Years of service | 1936-1937 |
| Rank | lieutenant |
| Part | Dimitrovsky battalion |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War |
Biography
Born in 1913 in Zagreb in a working class family. He graduated from the free school of political sciences in Prague, also studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering with a degree in architecture. He was considered one of the most talented students in Prague, participated in numerous student organizations. He was a member of the "Commonwealth of Croatian Academicians" ( Croatian Zadruga hrvatskih akademičara ).
Arrived in Spain with a group of students who left Prague on January 26, 1937 , the group also included his compatriot and future World War II participant Mirko Kovachevich . Turk served in the Dimitrovsky battalion , proved himself in the battles as a courageous fighter, being the first to rise to the rank of lieutenant. He was also considered the best scout of the battalion, did not leave him for a single day, he fought in its composition for all five months. He died on July 6, 1937 at the Battle of Villanueva de la Cañada.
Literature
“KRV I ŽIVOT ZA SLOBODU - Slike iz života i borbe studenata iz Jugoslavije u Španiji”, Udruženje španskih boraca, Beograd 1969. godina