Asim Vokshi
Asim Vokshi | |
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.jpg) Asim Vokshi | |
| Born | 1909 Gjakova, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 4 October 1937 (aged 27–28) Fuentes de Ebro, Spain |
Buried | Cemetery of the Martyrs, Shkodër, Albania |
| Allegiance | Second Spanish Republic |
Branch | Spanish Republican Army |
Service years | 1937 |
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Conflicts | Spanish Civil War |
Asim Vokshi (1909–1937) was an Albanian Kosovar from Gjakova, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, and studied at a military academy in Italy.
He served as a staff officer in the Garibaldi Battalion of the XII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.
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.
References
Further reading
- Prenk Uli, Qemal Sakajeva (1982), Asim Vokshi, Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori", p. 234, OCLC 20354380