Slavko Šlander
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Slavko Šlander - Aleš was a Slovene communist, partisan
and national hero
. He was born in Dolenja vas
near Žalec
, Slovenia
. Due to being executed by shooting
in Maribor
as a hostage
during the World War II
he was proclaimed the National Hero of Yugoslavia on October 25, 1943. The 6th Slovene National Liberation Struggle Striking Brigade, established in 1943, and a neighborhood in Celje
were named after him.
Partisans (Yugoslavia)
The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...
and national hero
Folk hero
A folk hero is a type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by...
. He was born in Dolenja vas
Dolenja vas
Dolenja Vas can refer to the following locations:* Dolenja vas, Cerknica, a village in Slovenia* Dolenja vas, Divača, a village in Slovenia* Dolenja vas, Novo mesto, a village in Slovenia* Dolenja vas, Ribnica, a village in Slovenia...
near Žalec
Žalec
Žalec is a town and municipality in central Slovenia. It lies in the valley of the lower course of the Savinja River to the west of Celje. The primary economic activity of the region is growing hops, which is reflected by the city's coat-of-arms. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. Due to being executed by shooting
Execution by shooting
Execution by shooting is a form of capital punishment whereby an executed person is shot by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries, with execution by firing squad being one particular form...
in Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
as a hostage
Hostage
A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...
during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he was proclaimed the National Hero of Yugoslavia on October 25, 1943. The 6th Slovene National Liberation Struggle Striking Brigade, established in 1943, and a neighborhood in Celje
Slavko Šlander, Celje
Slavko Šlander is a neighborhood of the city of Celje in Slovenia. It was named after the Slovene national hero Slavko Šlander....
were named after him.