BalkanCollector

Wow! This guy was quite something. Your topic has slightly over 300 views currently so I wouldn't say only the two of us are interested in your topics. It's just the silent majority who doesn't post comments unfortunately. I'd really like to see the rest of Hošek's awards but I understand if you don't have time or will to create a separate topic.

That's very nice, thank you for the extra photos!

Almost three years since the last reply, I'd like to show my latest ribbon bar. This one is very interesting to me because it has two Order for Bravery ribbons and a ribbon for an Order of the Partisan Star 3rd class.

Very nice piece with its original box! Who was the recipient? I'm guessing a foreign diplomat, official or a military figure.

Great news! Looking forward for more.

No problem, I'm glad I could help. As for her surname, you might be right. The common version is Ibričić but your grandma's surname Ibročić could be some rare variation.

Amazing group Bob! Too bad her Uzbek awards are missing.

Here's the latest addition to my collection related to this battle. I found names of all three women in the list of people who participated in this battle. They fought in 4th Proletarian Montenegrin Brigade. The photo was taken in the late 1944 in Serbian region of Mačva. From left to right: - born in 1910; during the battle she was a company nurse in the 1st battalion (she was awarded with Partizanska spomenica 1941. and an Order for Bravery like the other two women and she most likely wears them in the photo because I've found another photo of her wearing them); she is most likely a zastavnik/sergeant major on the photo and this rank was an officer rank during that time - born in 1922; during the battle she was a fighter of the 2nd company of the 2nd battalion and by the end of the war she was a referent saniteta brigade/medical referent (officer) of brigade; She is a 2nd lieutenant on the photo - born in 1912; during the battle she was a nurse in the 1st battalion and by the end of the war referent saniteta bataljona/medical referent (officer) of battalion

Thank you for additional info and photos, I really love them! That queen Elizabeth medal is beyond my expertise and it's very rare to see a Yugoslav awarded with it. The medal marked with the red arrow is 50 years of the Battle of Batina commemoration medal. You can read about the battle here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Batina The Yugoslav partisan 51st Vojvodina Division fought in this battle so she was a soldier of this division. The following brigades fought in the battle and she must have been in one of them: 7th Vojvodina Brigade 8th Vojvodina Brigade 12th Vojvodina Brigade 14th Vojvodina Brigade Artillery Brigade of 51st Vojvodina Division On the first photo of your grandma she doesn't wear the order marked below. It's the Order for Merits for the People 3rd class. I think you've misspelled her surname, it's most likely Ibričić. As for the records, her local veteran (SUBNOR) association probably has some info about her so the best shot is to ask for their help. Also, I think the best shot is to use her husband's surname if she changed her maiden's surname when she got married, or try to use both of those surnames. You can post her other surname here and maybe I can find her name mentioned in some of the books about partisan units that are available online in Serbo-Croatian language.

Thank you for the answer!

Thank you for sharing the info! Do you know which unit was he in, a German unit?

Very nice group! Do you have any more information about the man that you'd like to share with us?

You could be right. Thank you for the info and photos!

Thank you for the info!

Wow, that's quite something. Could you share his name with us? I'd really want to know more about him.

Thank you for your input! I don't think it's Brazil though, it has a strong European feel to it but who knows...

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I really don't know if this is the right forum to post to. I'd appreciate any information about this piece!

The last living recipient of the Order of People's Hero of Yugoslavia, Colonel-General Petar Matić "Dule" turns 100 years old today. His medals and orders were stolen during the 90's and Serbia decided to give him a replacement Order of the People's Hero today. On this article they claim that the order was acquired on the "market of antiques". https://www.subnor.org.rs/beograd-60?fbclid=IwAR3CyEPQA7Gvv1j7p6YDRaPTYlJkjDakPcWhaJT7XwyDEe6vFeG2Mtd60uY#more-20514

What an amazing group!

Amazing piece of history! I really like the Romanian authorization document.

Thank you very much! Yes, it's a real pleasure when you can trace some info on the man. Tito's signature actually isn't even a facsimile. It seems like it's a regular print just like the rest of the text. Also, it seems like the name of the guy who got this document was written by hand although I could be wrong. As for the number awarded, I really don't know. According to the official records there were 22.148 partisans during the battle and around 11.000 of them died during the battle and until the end of the war. I'm not sure how many were still alive in 1958 when these documents were being awarded for 15 years anniversary of the battle and if all of them were awarded with it. EDIT: I think that those numbers of how many were killed are based only on the names they could identify. The real number is probably even higher.

Transport ticket of the holder of Partizanska spomenica 1941. The number of the booklet is #5,XXX. Sadly, the award and the booklet are missing. The guy who got this was also a participant in the Battle of Sutjeska. He was a quartermaster(?) of a battalion in 3rd Dalmatian Brigade. Not sure how to translate "intendant" so I think quartermaster is close enough. He was 23 years old during the battle.

I have a group of photos of this man and I'd like to share these two. He was also a participant in the battle. He was a soldier of 7th Krajina Brigade and was also 19-20 years old at the time of the battle. By the end of the war he was a commander of platoon.

Document of recognition and gratitude for the soldiers who participated in the Battle of Sutjeska. This one was given to a soldier from 1st Dalmatian Brigade who was 19-20 years old during the battle. By the end of the war he was a commander of company.