Vladimir Copic
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Vladimir Ćopić - Senjko (8 March 1891 - 19 April 1939) was a Croatian
communist, one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. During the Spanish Civil War
, in the period from 1937 to mid-1938, he was the commander of the XV International Brigade
.
Like General "Gal"
, he had been conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian army
during World War I
, and subsequently captured by the Russians.
His brother, Milan Ćopić
, was in the International Brigades
' prison at Camp Lucász.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
communist, one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. During the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, in the period from 1937 to mid-1938, he was the commander of the XV International Brigade
XV International Brigade
The XV International Brigade fought for the Spanish Second Republic in the Spanish Civil War as a part of the International Brigades. It was mustered at Albacete in Spain, in January 1937, comprising many English-speaking volunteers - arranged into a mostly British British Battalion and a mostly...
.
Like General "Gal"
Janos Galicz
Janos Galicz, better known as "General Gal", was a brigade and division commander during the Spanish Civil War....
, he had been conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian army
Austro-Hungarian Army
The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honvédség .In the wake of fighting between the...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and subsequently captured by the Russians.
His brother, Milan Ćopić
Milan Copic
Milan Ćopić was a Croatian communist who was in the International Brigades prison at Camp Lucász during the Spanish Civil War. He was the brother of Lt-Col Vladimir Ćopić, commander of XV International Brigade.-References and sources:...
, was in the International Brigades
International Brigades
The International Brigades were military units made up of volunteers from different countries, who traveled to Spain to defend the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939....
' prison at Camp Lucász.