Anka Butorac (1903 – January 19, 1942) was a

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n communist who died in

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and was proclaimed a

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. Anka Butorac was born in

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. She joined the

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and the Partisans and was killed by the Croatian fascist Ustasha in Kostajnica.

Sources

* ''Narodni heroji Jugoslavije'' (''National heroes of Yugoslavia''). „Mladost“, Belgrade 1975. * ''Heroine Jugoslavije'' (''Heroines of Yugoslavia''). „Spektar“, Zagreb 1980. {{DEFAULTSORT:Butorac, Anka 1900s births 1942 deaths Croatian people of World War II Women in the Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav communists Yugoslav Partisans members Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero Yugoslav military personnel killed in World War II