Beljo Hristo
Hristo Beljo was born in Bresnica, Kostur region, in
1934. At the time of the Nazi occupation he was among
the first from the village to join the ranks of the
EPON. At the start he was the secretary of the EPON
organization in his own village and later on he was
elected a member of the Kostur regional council of EPON.
After the Varkiza agreement he continued bravely to
work illegally in the regional council of EPON.
In 1947 he joined the ranks of DAG and participated
in many battles in Gramos, Voion, Vich and other places.
On 20 September 1948 he was wounded. After he got better,
he was able to continue his battle operations. On 2
January 1949 he was sent to the officer school in the
headquarters of DAG. And after that he served as a 2nd
Lieutenant leading commander in various units of DAG.
He died in a battle near Vrba on 14 August 1949.
From: For Sacred National Freedom: Portraits
Of Fallen Freedom Fighters
© 2009
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