Kolashkov Jane
Jane Kolashkov was born in the Prespa village of German.
Followed by the monarcho-fascist forces he was forced to leave his
village as early as the summer of 1946. He lived in the mountains and
with the establishment of DAG he was among the first to join its ranks.
In the beginning he served in Vich and participated in the battles for
the liberation of Prespa and Koreshta. He was sent to the second intake
of officer school at the headquarters of DAG and in March 1948 he was
promoted to lieutenant. As an officer, he participated in many struggles
in Vich, Gramos, Voion, Epir and was injured many times. On the 4th
of July 1949 he fell heroically in Vich.
With an announcement on 2-8-1949 he was promoted to captain, deceased
hero.
From: For Sacred National Freedom: Portraits Of Fallen Freedom
Fighters
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