brochure “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” (1980)
book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
another document or proof of the memorial stone (e.g., a photograph).
Smajo M. IBRULJ
SMAJO IBRULJ, son of MUSTAFA, born on April 3, 1923* in Ljubuški. He was a carpenter who worked in Mostar. He became a member of the Communist Youth League (SKOJ) in 1941 and joined the Battalion in July 1943 as a fighter. He was captured at Kamena near Mostar in July 1943 and executed in Ovojci near Mostar. Along with Smajo, the following individuals were also executed: MLADEN BALORDA, a worker from Mostar, ŠAĆIR ČELEBIĆ, a worker from Mostar, MUZAFER DERONJA, a worker from Mostar, ALIJA DRAČE, a worker from Mostar, MARTIN DRVLJANOVČAN, a musician from Croatian Zagorje. IBRAHIM ĐUKIĆ, a student from Mostar, OMER ĐUKIĆ, a worker from Mostar, ABDUSELAM ELEZOVlĆ, a worker from Mostar, SMAJO IBRULJ, a student from Mostar, NAFIK KAZAZIĆ, a student from Mostar, MIRKO KONJEVOD, a worker from Mostar, KRUNO MILIĆEVIĆ, a worker from Mostar, OSMAN NOŽIĆ, a worker from Mostar, and ŠERIF SELIMOVIĆ, a student from Mostar. Smajo’s brother Ekrem also fought in the People’s Liberation War.
A monument was erected in Ovojci after the war, with the names of the executed fighters engraved on it.
*According to the data from the book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
Ćemalović, Enver (1986): Mostarski bataljon, Mostar; Goran Karanović, “Nije sloboda sa neba pala”, dokumentarni film ; grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.
Photo of the memorial plaque: S. Demirović, spomenicinob.info
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