Španski borac Srećko Jurkić
SREĆKO JURKIĆ YUGOSLAV VOLUNTEER IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Author(s): Nenad Lajbenšperger
Subject(s): History, Military history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: Srećko Jurkić; Spanish Civil War; Smričani; Yugoslavia; Belgium; Zemun; volunteer; international brigades; Leon Jurkić
Summary/Abstract: The text covers the life path of Srećko Jurkić, one of the many Yugoslav volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. As a young man, he emigrated to Belgium, where he encountered socialist ideas, and became a member of several labour organizations. From there he went to fight in Spain. After the withdrawal of the interbrigades from Spain, he was in the camps in France. After that he returns to Belgium. He was there during the Second World War, and after it he returned to Yugoslavia. The text is mostly based on statements that Srećko Jurkić left behind by himself, and which are kept in the Archives of Yugoslavia and in his family legacy.

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