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The Ustaše (pronounced), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, [n 3] was a Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization [21] active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Movement (Croatian: Ustaša – Hrvatski revolucionarni pokret).
The Independent State of Croatia (Serbo-Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a World War II–era puppet state of Nazi Germany [8] [9] and Fascist Italy.It was established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, after the invasion by the Axis powers.
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The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3. 1871: Flag of Croatia used during the Rakovica revolt. A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3. It features the kingdom coat of arms but with the Coat of arms of Illyria in the centre. 8 March 1852 – 1868
As a special treat prisoners ate a dead dog, and there were "cases of scatophagia – inmates removing undigested beans and the like from the feces in the Ustasha latrine". [102] People began to die of starvation already in October 1941. Water: Jasenovac was even more severe than most death camps in one respect: a general lack of potable water ...
A group of Ustashe celebrating the establishment of NDH at the Zagreb's Ban Jelačić Square on 10 April 1941. In April 1941, the Croatian people found itself once again in a position of solving the issue of Croatian survival in the swirling of international warfare.
The Catholic Church in Croatia is criticised by some for promoting and tolerating neo-fascism among its ranks. [71] Each year in December, the Catholic church in Croatia holds the annual memorial mass [72] dedicated to Ustasha fascist dictator Ante Pavelić in Zagreb and Split. These masses are known to attract groups of Pavelić's supporters ...
The Croatian Armed Forces were formed in 1944 with the uniting of the Croatian Home Guard and the Ustaše Militia in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was established by the fascist Ustaše regime of Ante Pavelić in the NDH an Axis puppet state in Yugoslavia during World War II .