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The Death of Yugoslavia (broadcast as Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation in the US) [2] is a BBC documentary series first broadcast in September and October 1995, and returning in June 1996. It is also the title of a BBC book by Allan Little and Laura Silber that accompanies the series.
The Weight of Chains is a 2010 Canadian documentary film directed by Boris Malagurski. [1] The film argues that the breakup of Yugoslavia was "orchestrated by Western powers in furtherance of imperial ambitions". [2] According to the filmmaker, it also presents stories of "good people in evil times". [3] It was released on December 17, 2010.
After the invasion of Yugoslavia, puppet-state Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was created by Axis powers in the areas of most of modern-day Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1] The Ustaše sought to create an ethnically clean state by eradicating Serbs , Jews and Romani through genocidal policies . [ 2 ]
World War II in Yugoslavia; Part of the European theatre of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Ante Pavelić visits Adolf Hitler at the Berghof; Stjepan Filipović hanged by the occupation forces; Draža Mihailović confers with his troops; a group of Chetniks with German soldiers in a village in Serbia; Josip Broz Tito with members of the British mission
Prior to its collapse, Yugoslavia was a regional industrial power and an economic success. From 1960 to 1980, annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaged 6.1 percent, medical care was free, literacy was 91 percent, and life expectancy was 72 years. [10] Prior to 1991, Yugoslavia's armed forces were amongst the best-equipped in Europe. [11]
Yugoslavia in War 1941–1945 (Serbo-Croatian: Југославија у рату 1941-1945., Jugoslavija u ratu 1941–1945.) is a Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) documentary series first broadcast in the early 1990s. The documentary includes participants and eyewitnesses from the war, as well as notable Yugoslav, British, German, Russian and ...
Documentary films about the Bosnian War (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Documentary films about Yugoslavia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The liquidations were carried out by the 3rd Brigade of the Slovenian KNOJ (People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia) Division. [24] More than a thousand people were killed in the massacre. [ 28 ] Most of the victims were prisoners of war, members of the NDH Armed Forces and Slovene Home Guard , and civilians. [ 29 ]