brochure “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” (1980)
book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
another document or proof of the memorial stone (e.g., a photograph).
Milorad B. PIKULA
MILORAD PIKULA MEDO, son of BOŽO, born on April 4, 1924, in Mostar. House painter. In the Battalion since November 1941 (according to “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945,” from July 1942), a lance corporal, killed in Borci near Konjic in February 1943, together with Aleksandar Alagić. Captured and killed by the Chetniks.
From the recollection of Enver Ćemalović, the political commissar of the Mostar Battalion:
“ALEKSANDAR ALAGIĆ, a corporal, and MILORAD PIKULA MEDO, a lance corporal, workers from Mostar, set off from Turija towards the first houses on the hill slopes to cook rice for the hungry fighters of their unit and did not return. Later, we heard that they were captured and disarmed by the Chetniks in the house where they were cooking pilaf. The captured Aco and Milorad were taken to Borci and, after interrogation, executed. During the interrogation, Aco and Medo bravely confronted the Chetniks, threatening them and calling them traitors. Aco, with his blond hair, was a student, but full of strength and defiance, an exceptionally brave bomber, always among the first in the attack. He stood out for his bravery in the company, and even in the entire Battalion. He was a good comrade. He dreamed of studying forestry after the war… When we learned where Aleksandar Aco Alagić and Milorad Pikula were executed, we sent a group of our fighters, who found them covered with branches in the bushes.”
Ćemalović, Enver (1986): Mostarski bataljon, Mostar; grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.
Photo of the memorial plaque: S. Demirović.
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