Koroveshi Tanas
Tanas was born in the village of Smrdesh - Kostursko
in 1920 to a farming family. He was one of the first
who were organized into the ranks of the national liberation
front of Greece - EAM. He worked with faith and dedication
for the people and the party and was among the first
to join the partisans of ELAS and through his work became
leading commander.
He was killed together with three comrades on 2 September
1945 in Enidzhe-Vardarska region surrounded by a unit
of monarcho-fascists. The body of Tanas was taken to
Enidzhe-Vardar.
H Papadopulos
From: For Sacred National Freedom: Portraits
Of Fallen Freedom Fighters
© 2009
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