Kulen Vakuf massacre
The Kulen Vakuf massacre was committed during World War II by Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and groups of non-communist Serb rebels (including Chetniks), killing 1,000 to 3,000 Ustaše prisoners as well as Muslim, and a smaller number of Croat (around 100 killed), civilians in early September 1941 in Kulen Vakuf, part of the Independent State of Croatia (present-day Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). The local Ustaše had previously massacred Serbs in Kulen Vakuf and surrounding villages.
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| Location | Kulen Vakuf in Bosnia and Herzegovina (contemporary Independent State of Croatia) |
| Coordinates | 44°34′N 16°05′E |
| Date | 6-8 September 1941 |
| Target | Muslim and Croat civilians and Ustaše POWs |
| Deaths | between 1,000 and 3,000 Muslim civilians and soldiers, including 100 Croats |
| Victims | Muslim and Croat civilians and captured soldiers from the Ustaše or Home Guard units |
| Perpetrators | Communist-led partisan forces and non-communist Serb Chetnik rebels |
| Motive | Retaliation |
| Accused | Gojko Polovina |
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