Bosansko Grahovo massacre
| Bosansko Grahovo massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | July 27, 1941 |
| Target | Croat civilians |
Attack type | war crime, mass killing |
| Deaths | 62 |
| Victim | Juraj Gospodnetić |
| Assailants | Chetniks |
| Motive | ethnic cleansing |
The Bosansko Grahovo massacre was a civilian massacre committed by Chetniks on 27 July 1941. It was part of the massacres in the southwestern Bosnian Krajina and Eastern Lika aimed at the ethnic cleansing of the Croatian and Catholic population.
Incident
The same day Trubar massacre occurred, on 27 July 1941, Serb Chetnik rebels attacked the Croats in Bosansko Grahovo and the surrounding villages, killed about 100 Croats of whom 62 were identified, burned numerous houses, the Catholic church and rectory in Grahovo. Parish priest Juraj Gospodnetić was tortured and killed.[1]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Beljo, Ante (31 July 2009). "Masovni četnički zločini" (PDF). Hrvatsko Slovo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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