Milan Blagojević Španac
Milan Blagojević | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Španac |
| Born | October 14, 1905 Natalinci, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Died | October 28, 1941 (aged 36) Užička Požega, German-occupied Serbia |
| Allegiance | Spanish Republican Army Yugoslav Partisans |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the People's Hero |
Milan Blagojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Благојевић; 14 October 1905 – 28/29 October 1941), better known as Španac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шпанац; transl. The Spaniard) was a Yugoslav partisan, Spanish-trained commando and republican volunteer in the Spanish Civil War and is credited for initiating the anti-fascist struggle in Yugoslavia during World War II. Partisan commander Milan Blagojević Španac was killed by the Chetniks in October 1941 in Požega.