Asim Vokshi (1909–1937) was an Albanian Kosovar from Gjakova,[1] Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, and studied at a military academy in Italy.
Asim Vokshi | |
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Born | 1909 Gjakova, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 4 October 1937 Fuentes de Ebro, Spain | (aged 27–28)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Second Spanish Republic |
Service | Spanish Republican Army |
Years of service | 1937 |
Unit | |
Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War |
He served as a staff officer in the Garibaldi Battalion of the XII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.[1]
He descended from the Vokshi tribe from Voksh, Kosovo, which has their origins from the Thaçi tribe according to Robert Elsie.
He is buried in the Cemetery of the Martyrs, Shkodër, Albania.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Asim Vokshi". Find a Grave. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
Further reading
edit- Prenk Uli, Qemal Sakajeva (1982), Asim Vokshi, Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori", p. 234, OCLC 20354380