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Asim Vokshi

Asim Vokshi

Born1909
Gjakova, Ottoman Empire
Died4 October 1937 (aged 27–28)
Fuentes de Ebro, Spain
Buried

Cemetery of the Martyrs, Shkodër, Albania

AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Second Spanish Republic
Service / branchSpanish Republican Army
Years of service1937
Unit
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War

Asim Vokshi (1909–1937) was an Albanian Kosovar from Gjakova,[1] 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.[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]

  1. ^ a b c "Asim Vokshi". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2021.