brochure “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” (1980)
book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
another document or proof of the memorial stone (e.g., a photograph).
Žarko Đ. MARIĆ
ŽARKO MARIĆ, son of ĐOKO, born on December 31, 1925* in Mostar. He was a student. During the war, he lived in Bratač near Nevesinje. He joined the National Liberation War and the Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia in November 1944 in the 12th Herzegovinian Brigade. He was a fighter and died on May 12, 1945* on Zelengora*.
EXCERPT FROM LITERATURE:
“During the search of the area near Jeleč, the Chetniks captured three fighters from the 4th Battalion. They immediately slaughtered Žarko Marić from Mostar and Paša Durić from the vicinity of Derventa (…)”.
Списак погинулих бораца и старјешина 12. херцеговачке НОУ бригаде (16. новембар 1943-23. мај 1945. године); grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.
* Two sources mention different information about the year and place of death in relation to the memorial plaque.
Photo of the memorial plaque: S. Demirović; photo of the fighter: from the book “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru”, as recognized by family members.
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