Andreana Družina (26 January 1920 – 7 March 2021) was a Slovenian political commissar and partisan. She was awarded the Order of the People's Hero of Yugoslavia.[1][2] Družina was born in Trieste, Italy, and died on 7 March 2021, at the age of 101.
Biography edit
Andreana's parents moved from Trieste to Ljubljana in 1929 due to fascist violence and later to Zagreb.[3] In late 1941, Andreana joined the Liberation Front and collaborated with members of VOS. In June 1942, she joined the partisans and became a member of the fighters of the "Ljubo Šercer" Brigade. She was wounded several times in battles and joined the Communist Party of Slovenia in 1943. In 1944, she was appointed as the political commissar of the "Postojanka Planina" (Slovenian Central Military Partisan Hospital), later serving as an intelligence officer in the 15th Division and as assistant commander of the intelligence center of the 7th Corps.[3]
From April 1945, she worked in OZNA and the State Security Service (SDV). She retired in 1964. She was the last living national hero in Slovenia.[3]
She passed away on 7 March 2021, at the age of 102, in a nursing home in Logatec.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Umrla je Andreana Družina - Olga". www.delo.si.
- ^ "Preminula Andreana Družina, posljednja narodna heroina Jugoslavije". Radio Sarajevo.
- ^ a b c d "V 101. letu starosti umrla zadnja narodna herojinja". Mladina.si. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links edit
- Enciklopedija Slovenije; knjiga 2, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana, 1988. ISBN 978-86-11-14288-3.
- In her 101st year, the last national heroine passed away. March 7, 2021. mladina.si