Ivo F. BRONZOVIĆ 

IVO BRONZOVIĆ, son of FABIJAN, born on April 10, 1924, in Selce on Brač. He worked as a medic in Mostar. Member of the League of Communist Youth (SKOJ), an illegal operative, distinguished himself in collecting medical supplies for the unit. Arrested after a SKOJ action on March 22, 1943, in which he and Ćamil Delić helped sixteen-year-old SKOJ member Samija Puzić escape from the hospital where she was being treated (Samija was caught while putting up posters and was admitted to the hospital due to beatings). He was arrested and taken to the Jasenovac-Stara Gradiška camp, where he was executed. Samija joined the partisans.

The report by the Chief of Security, Mate Roko, regarding the escape of Samija Puzić stated the following:

“Through investigations conducted in this area, it was determined that the escape of Samija Puzić was organized by Halid Sadiković, a photographic assistant originally from Ljubuški and residing in Mostar. They were aided by the medics Ivo Bronzović and Ćamil Delić. Ćamil Delić had the task of distracting the security guard who was guarding Puzić, while Ivo Bronzović was responsible for delivering goods to her in the hospital garden and breaking open the doors near the hospital morgue. Both of them carried out their tasks completely, and Bronzović brought Samija Puzić to the mentioned doors, where Halid Sadiković was waiting. The security guard noticed the escape shortly after, but the search was in vain. As mentioned, the captured medics Ivo Bronzović and Ćamil Delić admitted to the act, while Samija Puzić and Halid Sadiković have not been found in Mostar to this day.”