Simo Šolaja
Simo Šolaja (* 1905 , † 1942 ) was a commander of the Yugoslav partisan battalion "Iskra" and leader of a peasant uprising. He was posthumously proclaimed a folk hero.
Šolaja was given great veneration by the Serbian part of the population, especially because he protected them from the attacks of the Ustasha . Šolaja fell in 1942 in a night battle over a Croatian fortification in Kupres . Even today streets, schools, etc. are named after him. A memorial was erected to him in the Bosnian municipality of Šipovo .
Simo Šolaja was also the nickname of the war criminal Simo Zarić .
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| SURNAME | Šolaja, Simo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav militia leader and leader of a peasant uprising |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1905 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |
| Place of death | Kupres |