Žarko Zrenjanin

Žarko Zrenjanin "Uča" (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Зрењанин, pronounced [ʒǎːrkɔ zrɛ̌ɲanin ǔːt͡ʃa]; 11 September 1902 4 November 1942) was a partisan and National Hero of Yugoslavia. The city of Zrenjanin, in Serbia, is named after him, since 1946.

Žarko Zrenjanin
Birth nameŽarko Zrenjanin
Nickname(s)Uča
Born(1902-09-11)11 September 1902
Izbistye, Kingdom of Hungary (today Izbište, Serbia)
Died4 November 1942(1942-11-04) (aged 40)
Pavliš, Serbia
AllegianceYugoslav partisans
Years of service1941–1942
AwardsPeople's Hero of Yugoslavia

Zrenjanin was born in Izbište. He became a leader of the Vojvodina Communists and when World War II began, the Partisans. Zrenjanin endured torture and months of incarceration by the Nazis during the Second World War. He was released and later killed in Pavliš while trying to escape recapture.

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