Sharanovich, Milovan

Born November 20, 1913 in the village of Potkray near the city of Danilovgrad in a poor peasant family. Montenegrin by origin. He graduated from elementary school in his native village and gymnasium in Danilovgrad (he graduated from the fifth and sixth grade of the gymnasium in Podgorica ). Due to the plight of the family, he left the gymnasium in 1930 and entered the Belgrade Military Academy, which he successfully graduated in 1933. He was promoted to junior lieutenant (second lieutenant) of the infantry and sent to serve in the 29th infantry regiment, the city of Trebinje . Later he served in Bileche at the School of Reserve Officers, and then moved to Maribor. In 1939, he tried unsuccessfully to enter the Higher Military Academy.

Shortly before the war, the school of reserve officers from Maribor was transferred to Travnik . When the April war began, the Milovan battalion participated in the defense of the Egg. Since the commanders did not resist the Germans, Milovan with a small group of intellectuals, students and communists was the only one who fought for the city. After the situation became hopeless, for 20 days he moved to his native village. In June 1941, he joined the partisan movement and, commanding a company, entered the fray for Danilovgrad, having received a baptism of fire. He also fought for Vele Brdo and Podgorica, December 1, 1941 participated in the battle for Plevlyu. At the beginning of 1942 he was appointed commander of the Kosovoluzhsky battalion, who defeated the Italian column in the area of ​​Orya-Luka - Bogetici, which tried to break through the siege of Niksic; For this, the battalion was awarded thanks from the High Headquarters of the NOAU . Commanding a battalion in the Zeta detachment, Milovan fought in Montenegro against the enemies in Studenets, Kablena-Glavitsa, упupa, Konsk and other places. In April 1942 he was admitted to the Communist Party.

After the formation of the 5th proletarian Montenegrin shock brigade on June 12, 1942, Sharanovich was appointed commander of the 4th battalion, with whom he participated in the march of proletarian brigades in Bosnia. In the fall of 1942 he was appointed deputy commander of the 5th proletarian brigade. At the end of 1942, by order of the Supreme Headquarters of the NOAU, he was sent to Slovenia and was appointed commander of the Styrian operational zone there. In May 1943 he was promoted to colonel of the NOAU and was appointed chief of the General Staff of the NOAA in Slovenia. Under his leadership, the Slovenian 5th shock , 5th proletarian shock and 4th shock brigades, together with the Croatian units, successfully operated. Under the leadership of Sharanovich, these brigades distinguished themselves in the battles of Metlik, the offensive in Suva-Krajna, the battle for Kochevye, the victorious battle on Yelenov-Zhleb and so on.

On July 31, 1943, during the assault on Novo-Mesto, Milovan Sharanovich died near the town of Juzemberk.

On October 25, 1943, the Anti-Fascist Veche of the National Liberation of Yugoslavia posthumously awarded Sharanovich the Order and the title of People's Hero of Yugoslavia. After the war, he was buried in the Cemetery of Popular Heroes in Ljubljana.

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• “ Folk Heroes of Yugoslavia ”. Љubљana - Beograd - Titograd: Partizanska kњiga - People’s kњiga - Pobeda. 1982.