The Tomb of the People's Heroes (Croatian: Grobnica narodnih heroja) is located in Zagreb's central graveyard, Mirogoj. It was designed by the Croatian sculptor Đuro Kavurić and built in 1968. Buried in the tomb are not only the recipients of the Order of the People's Hero, but also some of the most notable workers' movement activists of Croatia and Yugoslavia.[1]
Tomb of the People's Heroes.
Right panel.
Left panel.
During the night of February 1, 2001, unknown group of vandals activated an explosive in front of the Tomb, which caused serious damage. Some Croatian officials strongly opposed this act of vandalism. The damage has been repaired.[2][3]
Zlatko Šnajder (1903–1931), secretary of the Central committee of SKOJ
Josip Adamić (1907–1931), member of the Local committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) Zagreb and the secretary of the Regional committee of SKOJ for Croatia
Rade Končar (1911–1942), First secretary of the CC of the Communist party of Croatia (CPC), commander of the Operational party council for Croatia and People's Hero of Yugoslavia
Vojin Kovačević (1913–1941), member of the Bureau of the Local committee of the CPC for Zagreb and People's Hero
Đuro Salaj (1889–1958), president of the Unions Alliance of Yugoslavia
Stjepan Debeljak (1908–1968), politician and People's Hero
Kata Pejnović (1899–1966), politician and People's Hero
Slavko Komar (1918–2012), politician and People's Hero
Rade Bulat (1920–2013), general of the YPA and People's Hero
Names written on the left panel
Pero Popović Aga (1905–1930), secretary of the Central committee of SKOJ
Josip Debeljak (1902–1931), secretary of the Central committee of SKOJ
Josip Kolumbo (1905–1930), secretary of the Central committee of SKOJ
Paja Marganović (1904–1929), secretary of the Central committee of SKOJ
Josip Kraš (1900–1941), member of the CC of the CPC and the Central committee of the CPY, one of the organizers of the antifascist uprising in Karlovac and People's Hero
Janko Gredelj (1916–1941), one of the organizers of the antifascist struggle in Zagreb and People's Hero
Božidar Maslarić (1895–1963), politician and People's Hero
Većeslav Holjevac (1917–1970), politician, mayor of Zagreb and People's Hero
Uroš Krunić (1914–1973), major general of the YPA and People's Hero
Pavle Vukomanović (1903–1977), lieutenant of the YPA and People's Hero
Dušan Ćorković (1921–1980), colonel general JNA of the YPA and People's Hero
Adam Petrović (1913–1984), politician and People's Hero
Stevan Opsenica (1913–2002), major general of the YPA and People's Hero
Milan Kuprešanin (1911–2005), colonel general of the YPA and People's Hero
Franjo Knebl (1915–2006), major general of the YPA and People's Hero
Milutin Baltić (1920–2013), politician and People's Hero
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