Why the Wehrmacht was OUTRAGED by Ustasha Mass Violence in Croatia during World War II
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- The Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was Croatia during the Second World War. What happened in Croatia during WW2? The Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was established when the German invasion of Yugoslavia was still going on. Led by the Ustaša organization under the leadership of Ante Pavelić the Croatian ultranationalists committed many crimes against Serbian and Jewish people. The German Wehrmacht was stationed in the area and wasn't too keen on the Ustaša violence. Why were the Germans outraged by the Ustasha mass violence in WW2? In this video you're gonna learn more about the German perspective on the Second World War.
History Hustle presents: Why the Wehrmacht was OUTRAGED by Ustasha Mass Violence in Croatia during World War II.
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SOURCES
- Wehrmacht Perceptions of Mass Violence in Croatia, 1941-1942, The Historical Journal, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Dec., 2001), 1015-1038 (Jonathan E. Gumz).
- Picturing G-nocide in the Independent State of Croatia (Jovan Byford).
- Hitler's New Disorder. The Second World War in Yugoslavia (Stevan K. Pavlowitch).
- War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945. Occupation and Collaboration (Jozo Tomasevich).
- Veldgrauw. Nederlanders in de Waffen-SS (Evertjan van Roekel).
- allthatsinteresting.com/ustase (09-09-2022).
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CROATIA DURING WW2:
when even SS officers were appalled and asked to be transferred out of Croatia, you have to wonder.
From Croatia, my grandfather was in Ustasa - he was in the group that surrendered to the UK, but was handed over to partisans who killed em at Bleiburg. The stories I've heard of what Ustasa's did are too gruesome to comprehend.
My father was a 17/18-year old Wehrmacht Army officer cadet (Ensign) In Croatia in 1943 and 1944. Guess what he witnessed scared him for live - he never told me about it. After my father died, my favourite Uncle - who had fought at the Eastern Front - told me about what my father had told him when the two had walked off "to talk about the war". I was about 38 at the time, had served as a conscript myself in the Bundwehr and nearly threw up. It explained a lot about my father, and I wish I had known earlier. My family was never interested in Nazi ideology. After the war, my grandfather even got one of the rare "Entlastete/Exonerated" denazification classifications. Of course the Wehrmacht conducted war crimes, but one should also remember that the individual German soldiers went through their own, personal dilemmas just as Allied soldiers did.
I had the book " The Yugoslav Auschwitz and The Vatican" by Vladimir Dedijer (?), a survivor of the Jasenovic Camp. He tried to report the atrocities that went on in the camp to the League of Nations (if memory serves) and was brushed off. It took him years to get his book published. The book, along with trophy photos taken by the Ustasha guards is an indictment not only on the Ustasha and Ante Pavlic but on the Vatican also. I would imagine you are familiar with this book. I lent my copy to a friend who moved area and never got it back. I just discovered your channel and immediately subscribed. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
My greatgrandfather, and six brothers of my grandfather were slaughtered at Kozara mountain by Ustashe. My grandfather was saved by sheer luck due to staying late with his mother in the forest where they were picking woods
I am 2nd generation Canadian Croatian and took the time to learn the history of Croatia I am very proud of my heritage but saddened for this stain on the Croatian history how this leader of the Ustache party aloud to walk away with out any punishment it is sickened thanks for the Partisons Svi smo bili braća i sestre u Kanadi. Svi se jako dobro slažemo
Just started this but it was a Catholic killing Orthodox situation that got super crazy and probably made the NAZIS cringe a little. The priests were giving absolution for killing priests families in front of them. It got real real sick and the priests were given them immediate forgiveness for their killings.
When the Wehrmacht rolled with their tanks towards my village my Great Grandfather went outside and told them in german (he served in the Austrian-Hungary Army during the war) that in the village "Thypus" has been spread (that was a lie). The Germans thanked him asked for some Eggs and turned carefully around not to destroy any property and went on. And the village keept living in peace. But when the Ustasa came they broke my Great Grandfather his arm and beaten many kids almost and unfortunatly some to death for collaborating with Partisans (also a lie) the End result was that the entire village joined the communist party and send all there combatfit girls and boys to the partisans.
One of my neighbors growing up was an old Serbian woman who had spent time in a Croatian camp. She was a strong old woman who was still very active in her old age. She was so respected and loved our entire block through a party for her.
My grandfather and three of his brothers were killed in Jasenovac 1941
Can you imagine that evil in people, when you spend your whole life with your neighbors, and in the end they become your executors.
Excellent way to summarize the difficult-to-comprehend, multi-faceted war going on inside Yugosalvia and the Balkans at that time. Always difficult.....this summary helps in overall understanding of the factions involved, their alliances, and their operational philosophies.
My grandmother and her mom were taken to a camp while all the males from her family were burned alive in her family home. Some people from her village were taken to fields where they were tied around hay bales with barbed wire through hands and the hay was then set ablaze. No matter what you can't justify such atrocities...
Great video! Very informative. I did a report on the Ustashe in 7th grade. Even my teacher wasn't aware they existed. Their crimes are barely talked about in today's society.
My grandmother's sister and her family were burnt alive in Orthodox Church by Ustashe, some others relatively distant relatives were killed in Jasenovac...
Poplar of horror is the name for a poplar tree that was located in the village of Donja Gradina, part of the Ustasha camp Donja Gradina, where the Ustasha massacred Serbs, Jews, Roma and other inmates.
Nice job on a very difficult and touchy subject. My family served in the 7th Waffen-SS Prinz Eugen in Yugoslavia so I've heard many, many stories and perspectives. I appreciate you covering it.
Interessante video Stefan! Ik was 9 jaar toen ik voor het eerst ervoer over yasenovac, een jaar of 20 geleden, en het maakt me nog even ongemakkelijk en beroerd als toen… bedankt voor het uploaden
My great grandfather was called to a meeting in a school by Muslims who were allied with Ustasa regime, those that went to that meeting were butchered with knifes. My great grandfather and his brother how ever didn't trust them and they took rifles and went to the forest. My great grandfather joined Partizans and his brother Chetniks, he fought for 4 years was wounded and had Typhus and fought in all the big battles right till the end. His cousin Marija Bursać a 23 year old girl was a first woman to receive a status of hero in Yugoslavia, she died fighting Croatian legion, although she was ill at the time she took out 3 ammo depos and machinegun nests before she was wounded, when they were carrying her off to the hospital she was singing.