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Do you have information about the fallen fighters and antifascists in these photographs? Do you recognize any of them? Write to us! Let’s preserve their memory.

Photographs of fallen fighters from the Mostar Battalion, published in the booklet "Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru" in 1980. Unfortunately, the names of the fighters are not linked to the photos. Below is what is known to us for now.
Photographs of fallen fighters from the Mostar Battalion, published in the booklet “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” in 1980. Unfortunately, the names of the fighters are not linked to the photos. Below is what is known to us for now.
3. Ibro Alikalfić; 6. Mustafa H. Alikalfić; 8. Nijaza Nada Bajat; 10. Mirza Balić; 11. Mujo Balić; 13. Muhidin Bašagić; 15. Slavko Bašić; 17. Slavko Balać; 22. Darinka Bitanga; 23. Neđo Bitanga; 24. Rade Bitanga; 26. Fatima Brkić; 30. Hivzija Brkić; 32. Hasan Bubić; 33. Muhamed Čerkić; 38. Mugdim Ćatić; 40. Adil Ćatić; 41. Mujo Ćišić; 42. Mithad Ćišić; 43. Mahmut Đikić; 51. Dragi Ćišić; 56. Hasan Dizdar; 57. Džemal Dragnić; 63. Zehra Đilitović; 64. Nazif Džepo


65. Nijaz Bajat; 76. Ešref Fejić; 77. Samija Fejić-Krajina; 78. Šefko Fejić; 80. Ramiza Forić; 86. Emina Haćam; 90. Seid Bukovac; 91. Mustafa Buljko; 95. Fatima Hanić; 96. Muhamed Hojlaš; 97. Miladin Ćećez; 98. Šaćir Čelebić; 99, Mehmed Ćemal; 104. Milena Ivelja; 106. Mehmed Ćumurija; 107. Ekrem Ćurić; 108. Smajil Jugo; 109. Ekrem Jusufović; 111. Džemal Kajtaz; 113. Hamdija Dizdarević; 118. Hilmija Katica; 124. Branko Kosjerina; 


132. Ramiza Elezović; 133. Abduselam Elezović; 134. Zijo Elezović; 135. Omer Fazil; 136. Hatidža Fazlinović; 137. Ibrahim Frko; 140. Radojka Gnjatić Ivanišević; 145. Sidika Bučuk-Hadžić; 148. Ibrahim Hadžimusić; 150. Emina Hadžiomerović; 152. Muhamed Hadžiomerović; 154. Velija Hujdur; 159. Mustafa Husković; 161. Milan Ivetić; 164. Eneza Jakirović; 165. Mustafa Kanje; 166. Đorđo Janjalija; 167. Petar Janjalija; 168. Nada Janjić; 169. Husnija Kanje; 171. Salih Kanje; 174. Zdenka Karačić; 180. Drago Knežić; 181. Luka Knežić; 184. Hana Kolukčija; 189. Radojka Krčmar

 

193. Džemal Fejić; 194. Esad Fejić; 196. Đorđe Kuić; 197. Ludvig Kujundžić; 205. Žarko Marić; 206. Remzija Maslo; 207. Pero Markulin; 209. Arif Hadžiselimović; 213. Salko Milavić; 214. Pava Miletić; 215. Danilo Miličević; 217. Jusuf Hadžiomerović;  223. Života Neimarević; 227. Šaćir Palata; 228. Drago Palavestra; 229. Emir Pašić; 230. Mustafa Pašić; 231. Dejan Pavić; 232. Avdija Pavlović; 248. Remzija Rebac; 249. Ejub Krpo; 250. Husref Krpo.


264. Omer Livnjak; 272. dr Ivica Milaković; 273. Risto Milićević; 276. Mustafa Mirica; 278. Asim Mrgan; 279. Salko Mrkonjić; 280. Dušan Mučibabić; 281. Mehmed Omeragić; 282. Mirko Onešćuk; 284. dr Asim Opijač; 285. Zvonimir Orlić; 286. Hasan Oručević; 287. Edhem Pala; 288. Ibrahim Pala; 292. Muhamed Pekušić; 295. Tanja Peško; 297. Sabrija Puzić; 300. Nikola Obuljen; 303. Mihajlo Popović; 304. Ibrahim Raljević; 305. Mustafa Repak; 306. Ahmet Spužić; 307. Alija Rizikalo; 308, Ekrem Riđanović; 310. Bisera Salahović; 316. Mujo Babić Selimhodžić; 317. Škoro Milan


324. Milorad Skiba; 326. Kemal Sulejmanović; 329. Hidajet Šarić; 330. Kemal Šarić; 331. Ahmet Šehović; 332. Šehović Salko; 334. Salko Šestić; 338. Predrag Škrobić; 340. Salko Šuko; 341. Muhamed Taslaman Beg; 348. Salko Pezo; 351. Mile Miletić;  352. Šefik Vila; 354. Rade Vuković; 355. Radojka Vuković; 356. Slobodan Vuković; 357. Zlatka Vuković; 359. Muhamed Zagorčić; 360. Rabija Zekić; 363. NH Mladen Balorda; 364. NH Karlo Batko; 365. NH Savo Belović; 366. NH Manojlo Benderać Majo; 369. NH Ante Kelava; 371. NH Rifat Frenjo; 372. Jure Galić Veliki; 373. NH Dukica Grahovac; 374. NH Mithad Haćam; 375. NH Maksim Kujundžić; 378. NH Ahmed Pintul; 380. NH Dragica Pravica; 379. NH Miro Popara; 381. NH Marijan Primorac; 382. NH Danilo Soldatić; 383. NH Radovan Šakotić


388. Džemšid Šarić; 389. Hidajet Šarić; 390. Ismet Šarić; 393. Omer Ševa; 395. Fatima Ševa; 400. Ilija Terzić; 401, Husein Tikveša; 404. Ismet Terzimehić; 405. Bećir Trbonja; 408. Dževad Vrgora; 409. Zijad Vrgora; 414. Danilo Vukajlović; 416. Ante Zelenika; 417. Niko Zelenika; 418. Ante Zuanić; 419. Reuf Zupčević; 420. Tadžudin Zupčević; 426. NH Ljubo Brešan; 427. NH Leo Bruk; 428. NH Adem Buć; 429. NH Mustafa Ćemalović; 430. NH Jusuf Čevro; 432. NH Milan Kukić; 434. NH Ljuba Miljanović; 435. NH Vaso Miskin Crni; 436. NH dr Safet Mujić; 437. NH Šefik Obad; 438. NH Ante-Rade Šarić Španac; 439. NH Enes Orman; 440. NH Mustafa Latifić; 446. NH Hasan Zahirović Laca


448. Nikola Abramović Bjelica; 452. Omer Buljubašić; 454. Šerif Burić; 456. Sofija Bakarić; 462. Mubera Ćemalović; 463. Omer Ćemalović; 464. Ljubo Zelenika; 466.  Jusuf Bijavica; 472. Mirko Borozan; 473. Branko Bošnjak, 479. Zora Dragić. 


Mostar’s SKOJ members on a mission: Seeing off young people to join the Domobrani, Mostar, September 1942. Do you recognize anyone in the picture?
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SKOJ members on a mission: seeing off young people to join the Domobrani at the railway station in Mostar in September 1942. Do you recognize anyone in the picture?
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A group of female students from the Commercial Academy and Teacher Training School, members of SKOJ, on the streets of Mostar in 1941. Do you recognize anyone in the picture?
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Students of the Gymnasium in Mostar, 1939/40 school year. 

Top row, left to right: 1. Muhamed Drače, 2. Andrija Krešić, 3. Veljko-Zelo Spužević, 4. Miralem Ribica*, 5. Salko Šestić*, 6. Safvet Velagić, 7. Vladimir Šutić, 8. Maksim Njegovan, 9. Nenad Vujadinović, 10. Miladin Čabak, 11. Drago Ivičević, 12. Zlatko Pavleković, 13. Miljenko Žurovac, 23. Kasim Džaferović 

Second row: 14. Natalija Kolokoljcov, 15. Sadeta Nožić, 16. Ilduza Nožić, 17. Dragica Pandža, 18. Fadila Bilal, 19. Marija Rendulić, 20. Ana Šain, 21. Tidža Karabeg, 22. Fatima Milavić 

Bottom row: 24. Sofija Miličević, 25. Marija Ljubić, 26. Stančica Čolić, 27. prof. Vjekoslav Šebelić, 28. Danica Rebac, 29. Zehra Kosović, 30. Branka Ognančević. Missing: Ravijojla Andabak, Sonja Karan, Tatjana-Tanja Peško*.

* denotes fallen fighters commemorated in the Cemetery.

We believe that Džemal Bijedić is on the right, but who is the young man on the far left?

Fighters of the Mostar Battalion at the Boračko Lake in 1942. #14 Stjepan Pavlović Šćepa ; #25 Pava Miletić; #26 Salko Šehović; #27 Mustafa Temim Turko. Recognize anyone else? Source

A group of fighters from the Mostar Battalion, 1941. Do you recognize anyone?

Football club “Velež” in 1939 before the match with “Borac”. Featured fallen fighterse: Muhamed Hadžiomerović, Šerif Husrefović. Ilija Terzić was also killed in 1941. 

Season 1933/34, Herzegovina League. We know the names of Velež players, but not who is who. Do you recognize them? Bora Ćećez, Vjekoslav Bošković, Alija Čišić, Mehmed Trbonja, Šerif Husrefović, Fadil Buturović, Mustafa Hadžiomerović, Kemal Arpadžić, Šefkija Ćemal, Ilija Terzić, Sulejman Gušanac, and Haldun Hrvić. 

Mostar’s SKOJ members, December 1941. Do you recognize anyone?

Gathering of young antifascists, 1930s. Do you recognize anyone? Source: Adin Velagić (CIDOM)

Gathering of young antifascists, 1930s. Do you recognize anyone? Source: Adin Velagić (CIDOM)

Young antifascists of Mostar in 1930s. Do you recognize anyone? Source: Adin Velagić (CIDOM)

Young antifascists on the bridge, December 1941. Do you recognize anyone? Source: CIDOM.

From left: Muhamed Drače, Miralem Ribica i Salko Šestić at a party on Jan 20, 1940. Source: the Šestić family archives.

From left, top row: unknown, Zaim Memić, Salko Šestić, Mustafa Drače- Drina. Bottom: Nusret Seferović, Miralem Ribica, a certain Zuca. Source: the Šestić family archives.

From left: Miralem Ribica, Muhamed Drače, Kemal Ćemalović and Salko Šestić. In the background: Mithat Ribica- Mita (Miralem’s brother).

Partisans from Mostar. On the photo is Ismet Drljević. Archives of the Drljević family.

The Konjic (Mostar) Battalion, near the Boračko lake, 1942. Source: “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru”.

Post-war panel featuring fallen fighters. Source: Archives of K.D. Miletić.


Village of Visočica. Na fotografiji: s lijeva na desno, stoje: Alija Krpo, Ragib Derviškadić, Meha Arap (smoking a pipe), Ivan Bubaš, Refik Šećibović*. Čuče: Angelina Lambić, Fatima Ševa* and a certain Spasoje.

Village of Ribari, 1942. left to right, back row: Stevo Mićević, Ivan Bubaš (TBC), Ala Delić, national hero Ahmet Pintul*, Osman Šantić, Džemal Fejić*. Front Row: Angelina Lambić (TBC), Danilo Bilanović, Fatima Ševa, (name TBC).

Fallen fighter Živko Vuković, bottom row on the right.

Illegal workers Sidika Dika Ališić Pudar and Mišo Dabić on the King Peter bridge in Mostar, 1942. Mišo was captured carrying illegal material. According to some sources, he was tortured and killed. It is unclear whether he had a memorial plaque on the Partisan Memorial Cemetery.


“Generation of the glorious youth”


Partisan memorial cemetery in Mostar

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