Born o a peasant family with 15 children in [[Croatia]], Broz became a locksmith. He was drafted in [[World War I]] by the Austro-Hungarian army and became a sergeant. He was wounded and taken prisoner by the Russians; in prison camp he learned about Bolshevism. He escaped, joined the Red Army and became a Communist.
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Born to a peasant family with 15 children in [[Croatia]], Broz became a locksmith. He was drafted in [[World War I]] by the Austro-Hungarian army and became a sergeant. He was wounded and taken prisoner by the Russians; in prison camp he learned about Bolshevism. He escaped, joined the Red Army and became a Communist.
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Brozled an active career as a revolutionary, and was jailed several times; in 1937 he started calling himself "Tito." In 1927 he became secretary of the Zagreb committee of the outlawed Communist Party, and by 1934 he had become a member of the Yugoslav party's Politburo. In 1936 he went to Moscow as a member of the Comintern's Balkan secretariat. A year later, he became secretary general of the party in Yugoslavia, the top position.
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Returning home in 1920, Broz led an active career as a revolutionary, and was jailed several times. In 1927 he became secretary of the Zagreb committee of the outlawed Communist Party, and by 1934 he had become a member of the Yugoslav party's Politburo. In 1936 he went to Moscow as a member of the Comintern's Balkan secretariat. In 1937 he became secretary general of the party in Yugoslavia, the top position, and started calling himself "Tito."