Why the Wehrmacht was OUTRAGED by Ustasha Mass Violence in Croatia during World War II
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2022
- 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.
Can you imagine that evil in people, when you spend your whole life with your neighbors, and in the end they become your executors.
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.
The worst thing is that even today most of Croats are proud of what Ustashi did 80 years ago. They weren't punished for theirs crimes actually they get rewarded. Croats as Nazis tried 1941 to make state for first time in history by ethnic cleansing with German help without success but 50 years later Croatian nationalists or self-proclaimed Ustashi done it 1991-1995 ethnically cleaning state from Serbs again firstly helped by Germany same as 1941. In 2nd WW Ustashi murdered nearly one million Serbs Jews and gypsies and for that get reworded by expelling half an million Serbs 1995 with support of West. That is how today in 21 century Croatia exists as state populated 95% with ethnic Croats. Just before Croatian independence in 1992 25% of population were Serbs today less than 3%. What's important Croats done ethnic cleaning and get reworded again by Western world now with Germany as leader. Even today Serbs remain to live in Croatia live as second class citizens.
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
My grandfathers “both” were Ustaše, one survived by hiding in the mountains after the war ended, and second was going to be executed but great grandfather pulled some strings and a bribe and he was set free, I love my grandfathers very much, I will not belittle nor judge there actions, none of us were there during those times, 1990s brought out more hate and more blood spilt, both my parents were hardcore Croatians very traditional, my father passed away few years back my mother 73 years old has a friend Serbian from Bosnia that purchased 2 tickets all in for Cuba took my mother on a holiday, they had a nice time together my mother loves her time with her Serbian friend, two old women in there youth proud of there nationalities hugging each other in there old age, I worked in so many Serbian homes in my life and never once have I been mistreated in any form, I was treated respectfully given drink, food, why I’m even saying any of this is I’m 56 now is we need to let go of the hate and forgive the past, I have zero hate for my Serbian brothers we really are the same in culture, language and traditions even religion we believe in the same God, we need forgiveness and peace between us, now we have our other Slavic brothers “Rusija i Ukrajina doing the same as we did killing each other for western crumbs, pray for peace
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 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.
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.
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.
Great video Stefan. Yugo content is always fascinating
In the flood of historical revisionism that is spreading more and more in Europe, your concise address still gives hope that there are historians who expertly stick to the methodology of their science. Thank you for that.
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 grandfather and three of his brothers were killed in Jasenovac 1941
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.
My grandmother's sister and her family were burnt alive in Orthodox Church by Ustashe, some others relatively distant relatives were killed in Jasenovac...
Thank you for making this video, my grandmothers family was 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.