Dragolub "Zhucha" Bozhovich ( Serb. Dragoub "Zhuha" Bozhovi ; November 6, 1922 , Bora - night from March 14 to March 15, 1943 , Chichevo) - Yugoslav worker, partisan of the People’s Liberation War , People’s hero of Yugoslavia.
| Dragolyub Bozhovich | |
|---|---|
| Serb. Dragoљub Bozoviћ | |
| Date of Birth | November 6, 1922 |
| Place of Birth |  Bora , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Date of death | March 15, 1943 (aged 20) |
| Place of death |  Chichevo , Independent State of Croatia |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | dyer, partisan |
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Biography
He was born on November 6, 1922 in the village of Boroch (the current community of Knich Serbia). Before the war, he worked as a dyer in a factory. Since 1941, at the front of the People's Liberation War and a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. He served in the 1st proletarian shock brigade , 3rd Kragujevac battalion, 3rd company.
He died on the night of March 14-15, 1943 in the village of Chichevo in the battle against the Chetniks.
By a decree of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of the People’s Republic of FPRY on December 20, 1951 he was posthumously awarded the title of People’s Hero of Yugoslavia.
Literature
- “Folk Heroes of Yugoslavia”. Beograd: Mladost. 1975.