brochure “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” (1980)
book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
another document or proof of the memorial stone (e.g., a photograph).
Hivzija V. BEGOVIĆ
HIVZIJA BEGOVIĆ, also known as LAPINA, son of VELIJA, born in Trebinje in 1918, a driver. Joined the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments in August 1943. Fighter, died near Konjic on November 2/3, 1943.
Excerpt from literature (E. Ćemalović):
“Early in the morning on November 2nd, a solemn oath-taking ceremony was held in all battalions of the Battalion in the presence of the people. After the oath, there was a celebration with songs and Kozara dance. With 40 fighters, on the night of November 2nd/3rd, we launched an attack on Konjic, divided into two groups, and penetrated the city center. Some comrades didn’t have rifles. We stormed the police station and municipal administration, seized 7 rifles, and hundreds of rifle bullets. One group, heading towards the train station, accidentally encountered an armored train, resulting in the death of HIVZIJA BEGOVIĆ LAPINA, a worker from Mostar, and 5 comrades were wounded, including RAJKO ŠARIĆ, a peasant from Borci, and KEMAL ŠARIĆ, a worker from Mostar. Both seriously injured comrades died on their way to the clinic.”
Ćemalović, Enver (1986): Mostarski bataljon, Mostar ; grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.
Photo of the memorial plaque: S. Demirović
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