Bosansko Grahovo massacre
The Bosansko Grahovo massacre was a massacre of Croat civilians was committed by local Chetnik rebels on 27 July 1941 in the village of Bosansko Grahovo.
| Bosansko Grahovo massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | 27 July 1941 |
| Target | Croat civilians |
Attack type | War crime |
| Deaths | Around 100 |
| Perpetrators | Chetniks |
Background
On 27 July 1941, a Yugoslav Partisan-led uprising began in the area of Dvar and Bosansko Grahovo (Drvar uprising).[1] It was a coordinated effort from both sides of the Una River in the territory of southeastern Lika and southwestern Bosanska.[2] It succeeded in transferring key NDH territory under rebel control.[2]
Incident
On the same day the Trubar massacre occurred, Chetniks and other affiliated Serb rebels, commanded by Branko Bogunović,[3] attacked Croat civilians in Bosansko Grahovo and surrounding villages, killing about 100, of whom 62 were identified. Among those killed were at least 5 women and 9 children.[4] Numerous homes were burned, along with the Catholic church and rectory in Grahovo. A parish priest, Juraj Gospodnetić, was tortured and killed.[5] According to Croatian scholar Blanka Matkovich, the Partisans were responsible for the atrocities against Croatians in Bosansko Grahovo, as well as the Trubar massacre.
References
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2002). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941–1945. Stanford University Press. p. 506. ISBN 978-0-8047-79241.
- Goldstein, Slavko (2013). 1941: The Year That Keeps Returning. New York Review of Books. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-59017-700-6.
- (Vučković & Krstić 2001, p. 82):"Устаници у западној Босни, под вођством Мане Роквића, заузели су Дрвар, а Брана Богуновић је са својима заузео Босанско Грахово. "
- "27. srpnja 1941. – srpski ustanici izvršili strašan pokolj Hrvata u Drvaru i Grahovu". www.hercegovina.info.
- Beljo, Ante (31 July 2009). "Masovni četnički zločini" (PDF). Hrvatsko Slovo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Sources
- Vučković, Zvonimir; Krstić, Uglješa (2001). Ravnogorska istorijska čitanka: povest nacionalnog pokreta otpora u II svetskom ratu kroz dela učesnika i svedoka : jubilarno izdanje povodom šezdesetgodišnjice, 1941-2001. Bajat.