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Midhad Hujdur

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Midhad Hujdur
Born(1953-12-28)28 December 1953
Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Died30 June 1993(1993-06-30) (aged 39)
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
AllegianceSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Service / branch Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commands41st Glorious Brigade
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Golden Lily
Order of the Hero of the Liberation War

Midhad Hujdur aka Hujka (December 28, 1953 – June 30, 1993) was a member of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the First Mostar Brigade, whose commander was Arif Pašalić, Hujdur commanded a battalion numbering 1,200 fighters. When Pašalić was appointed commander of the 4th Corps, Hujdur took command of the brigade, which would later become the 41st Glorious Brigade. He was killed on June 30, 1993, in the action to unblock Mostar and was buried at the Martyrs Cemetery in Mostar.[1]

He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Lily and the Order of the Hero of the Liberation War of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Biography

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He was born on December 28, 1953, in the village of Luka in Mostar, as the son of father Husnija and mother Bahrija. After his parents' divorce, he lost his father and mother, and he and his two brothers, Mirsad and Jasmin, were raised by their aunt Šefika.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vlada Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine | Ministar Lokmić na obilježavanju godišnjice deblokade Mostara i pogibije Midhada Hujdura Hujke". Vlada Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Obilježena godišnjica smrti narodnog heroja Midhada Hujdura-Hujke". nap.ba. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Heroj Mithat Hujdur Hujka". J. U. Fond Memorijala. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.