{"id":12575,"date":"2023-05-14T20:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T19:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/partizan\/hilmija-a-hakalo\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:36:43","slug":"hilmija-a-hakalo","status":"publish","type":"partizan","link":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/partizan\/hilmija-a-hakalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilmija A. HAKALO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

HILMIJA HILMA HAKALO, son of ALIJA, born in 1919* in Mostar. A barber, member of the League of Communist Youth (SKOJ) since 1940 and KPJ since 1942. He participated in a series of actions, such as the action of taking out ammunition and other equipment from the North Military Camp in Mostar. The action was carried out by Mehmed Trbonja, \u017divko Papo Hen\u0107i, Rifat Frenjo<\/a>, Martin Ragu\u017e, and Alija Muratbegovi\u0107 \u0160ico, assisted by Meho and Omer Dina, Mehmed Frenjo, Hilmija Hakalo<\/a>, Pero La\u017eeti\u0107<\/a>, and Hamid Vuk<\/a>. In the Battalion since October 1941. Captured with a group of partisans on April 10, 1942, after a several-hour unequal battle with Usta\u0161e forces (nine fighters against 170 Usta\u0161e) in a surrounded house in Janjina near Konjic. Two were killed, and the seven captives were beaten during interrogation (none of them confessed to anything), then stripped naked, tied up, and taken towards Bjelimi\u0107i. Despite being wounded and tied up, Hilmija and Ismet Kreso<\/a> managed to escape into the Neretva River and jump into the water. They were carried by the water for 3-4 km, and then they swam ashore. They managed to reach Glavati\u010devo and tell about the battle in Janjina. For a while, they were spared from combat and actions: “They looked too weak, sick, and pale. They had deep cuts on their faces and bodies made by bayonets. (…) Despite their poor physical condition at the time and not participating in combat, they were cheerful and in a good mood, entertaining other fighters with their jokes.” Hilmija, as a platoon commander, was killed in Sutjeska during the Fifth Offensive (Krekovi near Tjenti\u0161te).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXCERPT FROM LITERATURE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the dramatic escape from Glavati\u010devo: “When the Usta\u0161e started arguing about who would get the leather coats and shoes of the fighters and prepared to shoot at these two, already stabbed and covered in blood, Kreso winked at Hakalo, signaling that it was time to attempt an escape. At one point, both of them kicked the Usta\u0161e in the stomach (each their own, as they were tied separately with ropes), and then at the same moment, they jumped tied together into the Neretva River and continued diving towards the other bank. Luckily, it worked in their favor that the river was fast and murky, and they were excellent swimmers. The Usta\u0161e were completely confused, firing shots from their rifles, but the darkness prevented them from aiming accurately. Both managed to reach the other bank, albeit far downstream. The question arose of where to go naked, and dawn was already breaking. Seeing a house not far from the shore, they headed towards it. At that moment, the housewife came out of the door and saw completely naked people, still scratched and swollen. She immediately screamed and fainted. Fortunately, at that moment the host, our sympathizer, came out and immediately understood the situation. There was no clothing in the house because of the war and their poverty, but they found two old pieces of blankets, which they wrapped themselves in and set off with the host towards Glavati\u010devo, to the Command Headquarters. When they arrived at the Headquarters in the morning, their eyes were already swollen shut. Their entire bodies were pierced with Usta\u0161e knives, and they could no longer speak. Our medical team from Borak, led by Dr. Papa, took over these comrades and began treating their severe wounds all over their bodies.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*According to the information from the book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HILMIJA HILMA HAKALO, son of ALIJA, born in 1919* in Mostar. A barber, member of the League of Communist Youth (SKOJ) since 1940 and KPJ since 1942. He participated in a series of actions, such as the action of taking out ammunition and other equipment from the North Military Camp in Mostar. The action was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33013,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[314,315,316,363],"tags":[317,330],"prezime":[402],"class_list":["post-12575","partizan","type-partizan","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-18-25-g-en","category-poginuli-1943-en","category-poginuli-u-bih-en","category-sutjeska-en","tag-bataljon-en","tag-foto-en","prezime-h-en","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"ptb_metabox":{"ptb_partizan_izvori":"

\u0106emalovi\u0107, Enver (1986): Mostarski bataljon<\/a>, Mostar; Seferovi\u0107, Mensur (1955): Drugovi iz bataljona<\/a>, \u201cNarodna prosvjeta\u201d, Sarajevo; grupa autora (1961): Hercegovina u NOB 1. dio<\/a>, Beograd; grupa autora (1986): Hercegovina u NOB 4. dio<\/a>, Beograd, vidi \u010dlanak Vlatko Lazarevi\u0107, \u201eJuna\u010dko dr\u017eanje desetine u Janjini\u201c; grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945. Fotografija<\/em>: Centar za mir podsjetio na obnovu Partizanskog spomen groblja iz 2018. (vijesti.ba)<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Photo of the memorial plaque<\/em>: S. Demirovi\u0107<\/p>","ptb_partizan_datum_rodzenja":" (1920. Mostar \u2013 1943. Sutjeska)","ptb_partizan_godina":"23","ptb_partizan_galerija_1":{"url":["http:\/\/partizansko.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p-hakalo.jpg","http:\/\/partizansko.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hasan-Zahirovic-Laca-Becir-Trbonja-i-Hilmija-Hakalo.jpg"],"link":["",""],"title":["","NH Hasan Zahirovi\u0107 Laca, Be\u0107ir Trbonja i Hilmija Hakalo, three fallen fighters from Mostar. Historical museum in Sarajevo, FNOB 5118."],"description":["",""]},"ptb_partizan_poruka_":"Do you have more information about this fighter? Share<\/a> your stories and photographs. Let's keep the memory alive!","ptb_partizan_ploca":{"1":"http:\/\/partizansko.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hakalo-Hilmija-____-IMG_3089-rotated.jpg","2":"http:\/\/partizansko.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hakalo-Hilmija-____-IMG_3089-rotated.jpg"},"ptb_partizan_spisak_info":["partizan_spisak_info_1","partizan_spisak_info_2","partizan_spisak_info_3"]},"ptb_taxonomy":{"category":[{"term_id":314,"name":"18-25 y\/o","slug":"18-25-g-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":314,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":415,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":315,"name":"died in 1943","slug":"poginuli-1943-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":315,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":183,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":316,"name":"died in BiH","slug":"poginuli-u-bih-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":316,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":518,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":363,"name":"Sutjeska","slug":"sutjeska-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":363,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":44,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":317,"name":"Fallen fighters of the Mostar Battalion.","slug":"bataljon-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":317,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"[gallery link=\"file\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"7114,7116,7122\"]\r\n\r\nMostar Battalion was formed as the \"Konji\u010dki\" in September 1941. Until the formation of the 13th Herzegovina Brigade in May 1944, 827 fighters passed through the Battalion, and 445 of them perished, including 211 from Mostar. Of the 86 women, 43 were killed. Mostar residents also fought in many other units of the NOVJ (People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia) and among the ranks of the activists of the National Liberation War in Mostar and other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina... According to the records of the organization SUBNOR Mostar, every third citizen was an activist of the National Liberation War, 670 fighters were killed, 1517 were victims of fascist terror, and 206 were civilian war victims. D\u017eemil \u0160arac, article \"Sa Mostarcima\" (\"With the People from Mostar\"), Hercegovina No. 9, p. 221.\r\n\r\n\"And we were all young. Those of us who were 17, 18 years old, some seemed old even though they were not older than 25. The ones over 30 were rare. There were girls and boys with different characteristics and temperaments, robust and calm, talkative and silent, recklessly brave and rational, ordinary and above-average, semi-literate and university-educated, workers and highly skilled craftsmen, high school students and university students, skilled singers and those who couldn't carry a tune, jokers and serious-minded individuals. From all our nations and religions: Muslims, Croats, Serbs, Jews, Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, atheists, and semi-atheists. Some were from straight from Mostar and others from the surrounding locations, from Konjic and outside Konjic.\" (Hercegovina Magazine No. 7, p. 238)\r\n\r\nGroups of new fighters arrived from Mostar every 10-15 days, and the Unit quickly grew into a solid military force. The guides for the groups from Mostar were Mehmed Arap, Vasa Maslo, Serif Buri\u0107, Husa Orman, Vojo Ivani\u0161evi\u0107, and Pero Krajina, who were among the bravest and most resourceful fighters. The groups regularly brought not only weapons but also medical supplies, sugar for the hospital, writing materials, large quantities of paper, books taken from the National Library (which formed the library at Borci), and other supplies for the needs of the Unit. (Source: https:\/\/www.cidom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hercegovina-u-NOB-1.pdf<\/u><\/a>)\r\n\r\nAfter the war, a street in Mostar was named after the Mostar Battalion.","parent":0,"count":240,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":330,"name":"foto","slug":"foto-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":330,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":288,"filter":"raw"}],"prezime":[{"term_id":402,"name":"H","slug":"h-en","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":402,"taxonomy":"prezime","description":"","parent":0,"count":32,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"http:\/\/partizansko.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hilmija-Hakalo-mozda.jpg","title":"Hilmija Hakalo mo\u017eda","caption":""},"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partizan\/12575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partizan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/partizan"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partizan\/12575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33016,"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partizan\/12575\/revisions\/33016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12575"},{"taxonomy":"prezime","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partizansko.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prezime?post=12575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}