Medalja za Hrabrost awarded to a Yugoslavian partisan

Identifier
irn7344
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.167.6
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Croatian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Leon Kaiser (later, Vladimir Carin, 1913-?) was born in Nova Gradiska, Austria Hungary to Ludwig and Paula Kaiser. He had one sister, Mira. Before the war Vladimir worked as a graphic artist in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. In 1929, he joined the Savez komunističke omladine Jugoslavije (SKOJ, League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia). On April 6, 1941, Germany and Italy, supported by Hungary and Bulgaria, invaded Yugoslavia. The country was partitioned, and central Yugoslavia was formed into the independent State of Croatia, which was governed by the Ustaše and administered by the Germans. The regime enacted anti-Jewish laws, confiscated property and money, forced males to work hard labor and then began deporting Jews to camps. After the invasion, Vladimir fled to Split in the Italian occupied zone, where he was captured by the Italians and transported to the island of Korčula. While on Korčula he organized participation in the sabotage detachment of the island’s partisan group. Vladimir joined the narodnooslobodilački vojska (NOV, People's Liberation Army) and fought in the 3rd Overseas Brigade and Partisan detachments in Yugoslavia. After the surrender of Italy, Vladimir was head of the Agitaciene propaganda department and was a Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske (ZAVNOH, State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia) war correspondent. After the war he worked as a journalist, film and TV director and a writer. Vladimir was married twice, first to Ljubinka Pavlovic, and then to Mira Kaiser.

Archival History

The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia

Scope and Content

Yugoslav Medalja za Hrabrost (Medal for Bravery), awarded to Vlaimir Carin in recognition of his service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945. The medal was awarded to partisans and civilians for acts of bravery during both peace and wartime. Vladimir was working as a graphic artist in Zagreb when Germany and its allies invaded and occupied Yugoslavia on April 6, 1941. Central Yugoslavia, including Zagreb, was formed into the independent state of Croatia, ruled by the Ustasa. After the invasion, Vladimir fled to Split, where he was captured by the Italians and transported to the island of Korčula. While on Korčula he organized participation in the sabotage detachment of the island’s partisan group. In September 1943, Vladimir joined the narodnooslobodilački vojska (NOV, People's Liberation Army) and fought in the 3rd Overseas Brigade and Partisan detachments in Yugoslavia. After the surrender of Italy, Vladimir was head of the Agitaciene propaganda department and was a Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske (ZAVNOH, State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia) war correspondent. After the war he worked as a journalist, film and TV director, and writer.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Circular, shiny, gold-colored medal with an attached ribbon. On the front is a relief image of a soldier shown from the shoulder up, with his head turned to the left and holding the barrel of a rifle in his right hand. He wears a collared uniform and a garrison cap. The back has a centered 5-pointed star with two laurel branches around the lower perimeter and text around the top perimeter. The medal has a raised lip. A circular suspension extends from the top and connects with the suspension ring on the bottom of the ribbon. The grosgrain ribbon is blue with four, evenly spaced, white stripes and folded around a 5-sided kolodka plate.

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