Partisans after the Axis offensive in Western Serbia and the withdrawal of Partisans toward Bosnia and Sandžak. Between early December 1941 and January 1942, during an entire month, Pinki pressed through enemy territory. He was even captured by Chetniks, but he managed to escape and to come back to Srem with the High Command's orders. After he returned from the bridge destruction activities on 10 June 1942, Pinki was in the village of Mala Remeta when German forces attacked. Pinki opened fire on the Germans in an attempt to slow them and allow people to escape into the woods. While he was trying to escape too, he was shot by a machine gun. He was among the first to be awarded Order of the National Hero on 25 October 1943. Pinki was buried at the memorial cemetery in Sremska Mitrovica. Many streets and schools in SFRY Yugoslavia were named after him including the High School for Transport in Novi Sad. Hala Pinki sports hall in Zemun is also named after him. References Further reading Jovan Popović: "Boško Palkovljević Pinki", Novo Pokoljenje, Beograd, 1947 1920 births 1942 deaths People from Sremska Mitrovica Yugoslav communists Yugoslav Partisans members Yugoslav military personnel killed in World War II Serbian people of World War II Recipients of the Order of the People's Hero