Vladimir Ćopić Military person

Vladimir "Senjko" Ćopić (Senj, 8 March 1891 –Moscow, 19 April 1939) was a Croatian politician, 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 08, 1891
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Senj
Date of deathApril 19, 1939
Place of death
Moscow , Soviet Union

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Military person

military operations
Spanish Civil War
military branch
International Brigades
military commandXV International Brigade
military unit
XV International Brigade
service start1936
service end1939

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External resources

  1. http://www.vinodol.com/senj/copic.html