Gračani massacre
The Gračani massacre was the killing of several hundred prisoners of war of the Croatian Armed Forces and civilians in May 1945 in Gračani, a neighborhood of Zagreb, Croatia. The massacre was perpetrated by the Yugoslav Partisans after the end of World War II in Yugoslavia. As of September 2018, bodies of 295 victims were exhumed from the site.
| Gračani massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gračani, Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern-day Croatia) |
| Date | May 1945 |
| Target | HOS prisoners of war and civilians |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Deaths | 295 |
| Perpetrators | Yugoslav Partisans |
| Part of a series on |
| Aftermath of World War II in Yugoslavia |
|---|
| Main events |
| Massacres |
|
| Camps |
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.