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"The Bitola People’s Liberation Partisan Detachment “Pelister” (Macedonian: Битолскиот народноослободителен партизански одред „Пелистер“) was the first partisan unit formed in the Bitola region. It was established above the village of Lavci on April 22, 1942, and was defeated near Oreovo on May 3, 1942. The detachment initially consisted of 21 fighters and was primarily engaged in training operations.[1]
History
[edit]On May 1st commander Gjorgji Naumov and two fighters, Nikola Georgievski and Stefan Trajkovski, left the camp and were captured by a Bulgarian patrol. The rest of the detachment retreated deeper into the forest, but on May 3, they were discovered and surrounded by Bulgarian forces. Due to previous arrests and dispatches to establish communication, the unit had only 12 fighters at the time of the battle.[2] In an uneven battle, the detachment was defeated, during which six fighters were killed (Dimitar Nikolovski, Joska Jordanoski - Sandanski, Ordan Mihajloski, Elpida Karamandi, Mara Josifovska, and Dimche Hadjipopovski),[3][4] and Venda Hristova was arrested.[5][6] A total of 11 fighters were arrested, while the remaining four managed to go underground in Bitola.
Legacy
[edit]There are many plaques scattered all over the Republic of North Macedonia. The detachment's battle with the Bulgarian army is sung in the famous partisan song "There, Mother, Near Bitola", written by Ajri Demirovski.[7]
References
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- ^ Злате Ѓоршевски „Елпида Караманди - Бисера“, Битола, 1988, 98 стр.
- ^ Владо Стрезовски, Ѓорѓи Димовски-Ласков, „7. македонска бригада и 49. дивизија на НОВJ“, Битола, 1987, 21-22 стр.
- ^ „Битолските народноослободителни партизански одреди“, Битола, 1982.
- ^ Злате Ѓоршевски „Елпида Караманди - Бисера“, Битола, 1988, 109 стр.
- ^ На денешен ден формиран е битолскиот народноослободителен партизански одред "Пелистер" (in Macedonian). Александар Литовски. 2024.
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