Bekim Berisha

Bekim Berisha (Abeja)
Bekim Berisha (Abeja)
Born	15 June 1966; Grabovac/Graboc near Peć, Kosovo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia; (now Kosovo)
Died	10 August 1998 (aged 32); Junik, Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia; (now Kosovo)
Allegiance	Croatian Army; Bosnian Army; Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA);
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	Croatian War of Independence Battle of Gospić; Bosnian War Kosovo War Battle of Glodjane; Battle of Junik †;
Awards	Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski (2) ; Hero of Kosovo ; Order of the Croatian Cross

Bekim Berisha (Croatian: Bekim Beriša; 15 June 1966 – 10 August 1998) was a Kosovo Albanian soldier who gained prominence in the Yugoslav Wars. He served in the Croatian Army during the Croatian War of Independence. He subsequently fought in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and later also in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), where he was named a general. He was killed in 1998, during the Battle of Junik, and was posthumously promoted to Brigadier General.

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