Antun Blažić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antun Blažić

Croatian partisan

Date of Birth: 28-May-1916

Place of Birth: Globočec Ludbreški, Varaždin County, Croatia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1943

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Antun Blažic (28 May 1916 – September 1943) was Croatian Jewish Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia.Blažic was born in Globocec Ludbreški on May 28, 1916.
In 1941, Blažic become a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
During World War II, he was actively involved in the organization of the Ludbreg region uprising.
In the summer of 1941, as one of the first in his region, Blažic joined the Partisans.
With Partisans he was a commissioner assistant to a detachment assigned to form the task force in the Ludbreg region.
Since 1943, Blažic was member of the League of Communists of Croatia district committee for Varaždin.
In Varaždin he also helped the Partisan groups organization.
Blažic was member of ZAVNOH.
In September 1943, while in village Maruševec, Blažic was attacked by Ustaše.
As he was alone, he could not retreat and thus decided to kill himself so he would not be taken alive.
On May 5, 1951, Blažic was declared People's Hero of Yugoslavia.