Blue and white striped ribbon bar for a Yugoslavian partisan
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
Creator(s)
- Vladimir Carin (Subject)
- Vladimir Carin (Previous owner)
Biographical History
Leon Kaiser (later, Vladimir Carin, 1913-?) was born in Nova Gradiska, Austria Hungary to Ludwig and Paula Kaiser. He had one sister, Mira. Before the war Vladimir worked as a graphic artist in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. In 1929, he joined the Savez komunističke omladine Jugoslavije (SKOJ, League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia). On April 6, 1941, Germany and Italy, supported by Hungary and Bulgaria, invaded Yugoslavia. The country was partitioned, and central Yugoslavia was formed into the independent State of Croatia, which was governed by the Ustaše and administered by the Germans. The regime enacted anti-Jewish laws, confiscated property and money, forced males to work hard labor and then began deporting Jews to camps. After the invasion, Vladimir fled to Split in the Italian occupied zone, where he was captured by the Italians and transported to the island of Korčula. While on Korčula he organized participation in the sabotage detachment of the island’s partisan group. Vladimir joined the narodnooslobodilački vojska (NOV, People's Liberation Army) and fought in the 3rd Overseas Brigade and Partisan detachments in Yugoslavia. After the surrender of Italy, Vladimir was head of the Agitaciene propaganda department and was a Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske (ZAVNOH, State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia) war correspondent. After the war he worked as a journalist, film and TV director and a writer. Vladimir was married twice, first to Ljubinka Pavlovic, and then to Mira Kaiser.
Archival History
The ribbon bar was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia
Scope and Content
Yugoslav Medalja za Hrabrost (Medal for Bravery) ribbon bar, awarded to Vlaimir Carin in recognition of his service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945. The medal was awarded to partisans and civilians for acts of bravery during both peace and wartime. Vladimir was working as a graphic artist in Zagreb when Germany and its allies invaded and occupied Yugoslavia on April 6, 1941. Central Yugoslavia, including Zagreb, was formed into the independent state of Croatia, ruled by the Ustasa. After the invasion, Vladimir fled to Split, where he was captured by the Italians and transported to the island of Korčula. While on Korčula he organized participation in the sabotage detachment of the island’s partisan group. In September 1943, Vladimir joined the narodnooslobodilački vojska (NOV, People's Liberation Army) and fought in the 3rd Overseas Brigade and Partisan detachments in Yugoslavia. After the surrender of Italy, Vladimir was head of the Agitaciene propaganda department and was a Zemaljsko antifašističko vijeće narodnog oslobođenja Hrvatske (ZAVNOH, State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia) war correspondent. After the war he worked as a journalist, film and TV director and a writer.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Gold, metal bar pin with crimped sides. The pin is covered with a blue grosgrain ribbon with four, evenly spaced, vertical white stripes. On the back, a plate with a safety clasp pin is attached.
Subjects
- Holocaust survivors--Yugoslavia--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Yugoslavia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Jewish resistance.
- Medals--Yugoslavia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
- Yugoslavia.
Genre
- Object
- Military decorations.
- Military Insignia