Todor Angelov Dzekov | |
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 Posthumous monument at Kyustendil, Bulgaria | |
| Born | Todor Angelov Dzekov January 12, 1900 |
| Died | November 30, 1943 (aged 43) |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Known for | Member of the Belgian Resistance |
| Spouse | Aleksandra Sharlandzhieva |
| Awards | Order of Leopold |
Todor Angelov Dzekov (Bulgarian: Тодор Ангелов Дзеков, rendered in French as Théodore Angheloff; 12 January 1900 – 30 November 1943) was a Bulgarian communist activist who lived in exile in Belgium for much of his adult life. He served in the Bulgarian Dimitrov Battalion during the Spanish Civil War.[1] During the German occupation of Belgium, was a leader within the Partisans Armés as part of the Belgian Resistance. He was captured in January 1943 and executed in November 1943.[1]
In Belgium, Angelov was an active supporter of the Communist Party of Belgium. In 1942, he organized a resistance group, the "Corps Mobile de Bruxelles", under the auspices of the "Partisans Armés" and associated with the "Front de l'Indépendance", the major Belgian underground movement.[2]
- ^ a b Van Doorslaer, Rudi (25 February 2016). "Angheloff, Todor, dit Théodor". Le Maitron (in French). Editions de l'Atelier. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Steinberg, Maxime (2007). Otages de la terreur nazie: le Bulgare Angheloff et son groupe de partisans juifs, Bruxelles, 1940-1943. Bruxelles: VUB Press. pp. 53–109. ISBN 978-90-5487-453-9.