brochure “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” (1980)
book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
another document or proof of the memorial stone (e.g., a photograph).
Mirko V. ANDRIĆ
MIRKO ANDRIĆ, son of VOISLAV*, born on July 16, 1919, in the village of Pijesci near Mostar. He was a farmer. He joined the People’s Liberation Army of Yugoslavia in February 1945* as a fighter in the 1st Battalion of the 14th Herzegovina Brigade. He was killed in action against German units on the Blažuj-Kiseljak road on April 7, 1945.
* source: Mostar Memorial 1941-1945. Another source, “Mostar Battalion” by Enver Ćemalović, mentions Mirko Andrić in the detachment as early as 1942:
“On the afternoon of the same day, a group of comrades from Dubrave arrived: SALKO MRGAN, the leader of the group, MIRKO ANDRIĆ, ASIM BUĆ, MUHAMED KEBO, MUSAIR KEBO, SALKO RAHIMIĆ and ALIJA ULAKOVIĆ, a former gendarme. With great joy, the group joined a small detachment with the same goal — to reach the Konjic Battalion together.” (“The Mostar Battalion”, p. 106)
*As per family members, father’s name is VOJISLAV.
Ćemalović, Enver (1986): Mostarski bataljon, Mostar; Komnenović, Danilo; Kreso, Muharem (1979): 29. hercegovačka divizija, IZ, Beograd; grupa autora (1961): Hercegovina u NOB br. 1, Beograd, Vojno delo; grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.
Photo of the memorial plaque: S. Demirović, photo of fighter: S. Andrić.
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