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The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.

Ustaše

Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization (1929–45)

The Ustaše, also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Movement. From its inception and before the Second…
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Gudovac massacre

Massacre of Serbs by Ustaše in Croatia in WWII

The Gudovac massacre was the mass killing of around 190 Bjelovar Serbs by the Croatian nationalist Ustaše movement on 28 April 1941, during World War II. The massacre occurred shortly after the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia and the establishment of the Ustaše-led Axis…
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Serbs

South Slavic ethnic group

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany,…
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Gudovac

Village in Croatia proper, Croatia

Gudovac is a rural suburb of the city of Bjelovar, it lies approximately 5 kilometres from the city centre and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of the Croatian capital of Zagreb.
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Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia

Genocide by the Ustashe during WWII

The Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia was the systematic persecution and extermination of Serbs committed during World War II by the fascist Ustaše regime in the Nazi German puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia between 1941 and 1945. It was…
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Independent State of Croatia

1941–1945 puppet state of Germany and Italy

The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II–era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy existing from 1941 to 1945. It was established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, after the invasion by the Axis powers. Its territory consisted mostly of…
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