Vladimir Perić
Vladimir Perić | |
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| Native name | Владимир Перић |
| Nickname | Valter |
| Born | 28 December 1919 |
| Died | 5/6 April 1945 (aged 25) |
| Allegiance | Yugoslav Partisans (1941–1945) |
| Service years | 1941–1945 |
| Commands | Yugoslav Partisans in Sarajevo |
| Conflicts | World War II in Yugoslavia Spanish Civil War |
| Awards | Order of the People's Hero |
Vladimir Perić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Перић; 28 December 1919 – 5/6 April 1945), best known by the nom de guerre Valter, was a Yugoslav Partisan commander in German-occupied Sarajevo during World War II.
Born in the Serbian town of Prijepolje, he became a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) in 1940. The following year, he joined the Partisans and was appointed deputy political commissar of a Partisan unit in eastern Bosnia in 1942. In 1943, Perić became secretary of the Sarajevo committee of the KPJ and took charge of anti-sabotage actions in the city in early 1945. While visiting a tobacco factory at midnight on 5–6 April, Perić was killed after a German soldier hurled a hand grenade at him. His death made him one of the last Sarajevans killed in World War II.