Podrinje is the Bosnian name of the Drina river basin, known in English as the Drina Valley. The Drina basin is shared between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, with majority of its territory being located in Eastern Bosnia, entire Upper Drina course and majority of the Middle course, while the Lower Drina course is shared between two countries, with the river representing border. The part of the Drina basin located in Bosnia and Herzegovina is also called Eastern Bosnia.
In 1941 Yugoslav Partisans liberated the large western part of the German occupied territory [briefly partizans entered Užice, held by serbian general Draža Mihajlović, former king's office, to negotiate joint uprising and fight against German occupation and Ljotić pro German forces. Agreement was rejected by gen. Mihajlović četnik forces, who wanted Serbian Kingdom, with ethnic cleansing of Muslims and Catholics. While partizans aimed for socialialist revolution].. In this territory they proclaimed the Republic of Užice (Uzička Republika) with Užice city as the centre of the Republic. This large free territory was an island of freedom in Nazi occupied Europe. The Republic of Užice was short-lived. German troops occupied the territory again, while the majority of Partisan forces [returned to Bosnia, where wast forest covered areas provided them cover for guerilla style war]escaped towards Bosnia.[citation needed] During the [[Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia [who cooperated with Serb Ljotić and gen. Mihajlović to clear East Bosnia of Muslim Bosniaks! Croats forcibly took military age Bosniaks to various Croat forces Domobrani, Ustaše, even formed SS Hanjar divizija, the men were sent far from their hometowns so serb četniks could ethnically clean East Bosnia (genocide) as per Agreement Stjepan Maček, before even WWII began. Četniks led by gen.Mihajlović moved to east Bosnia too, leaving German occupied Serbia with no battles at all! Četniks, majority armed with knifes would slaughter Bosniak civilians, partisans, their families and food suppliers? Croats were slaughtered too, north East Bosnia. In many instances all families were slaughtered. Unfortunately Tito and his HQ Generalštab were not punishing četniks after slaughtering Bosniaks he would ask them to join partisans!]|WWII Genocide of Serbs]] by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime, many Serbs were executed along the Drina Valley for months, especially near Višegrad.[1]Jure Francetić's Black Legion killed thousands of defenceless Bosnian Serb civilians and threw their bodies into the Drina river.[2]
According to the Sarajevo Research and Documentation Centre (RDC/IDC) Bosnian Atlas of the Dead Project, the Podrinje was the area of Bosnia which suffered the highest number of casualties. In 2007, Mirsad Tokaca, the RDC/IDC's director, reported that 28,666 deaths of a total of 97,207 recorded by June 2007, had occurred in the Podrinje.[4]
^Levy, Michele Frucht (2009). ""The Last Bullet for the Last Serb": The Ustaša Genocide against Serbs: 1941–1945". Nationalities Papers. 37 (6): 807–837. doi:10.1080/00905990903239174. S2CID 162231741.
^Yeomans, Rory (2011). ""For us, beloved commander, you will never die!" Mourning Jure Francetić, Ustasha Death Squad Leader". In Haynes, Rebecca; Rady, Martyn (eds.). In the Shadow of Hitler: Personalities of the Right in Central and Eastern Europe. London: I.B. Tauris. p. 194. ISBN978-1-84511-697-2.
^Bećir Bogilović's evidence at Orić trial, 21 March 2005, ICTY, p. 6367 [1], icty.org; retrieved 31 July 2010.
^Nidzara Ahmetasević. Balkan Investigative Reporting Network "JUSTICE REPORT: Bosnia's Book of the Dead", 21 June 2007; retrieved 31 July 2010.
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For the village in Croatia see Podrinje Croatia Podrinje is the Bosnian name of the Drina river basin known in English as the Drina Valley The Drina basin is shared between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia with majority of its territory being located in Eastern Bosnia entire Upper Drina course and majority of the Middle course while the Lower Drina course is shared between two countries with the river representing border The part of the Drina basin located in Bosnia and Herzegovina is also called Eastern Bosnia The Drina valley looking towards Bajina Basta Contents 1 History 2 Towns in Podrinje 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Podrinje news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp The bridge on the Drina in Visegrad around 1890 Between 1918 and 1922 Podrinje District with its seat in Sabac was one of the districts of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes The district comprised the north western part of present day Sumadija and Western Serbia Between 1922 and 1929 Podrinje Oblast existed in roughly the same area also with its seat in Sabac In 1929 a large province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia known as the Drina Banovina was formed with its capital in Sarajevo Drina Banovina included western parts of present day Serbia and eastern parts of present day Bosnia and Herzegovina Following World War II Axis occupation in 1941 the province was abolished and its territory was divided between the Independent State of Croatia and the area governed by the Nazi Germany Military Administration in Serbia In 1941 Yugoslav Partisans liberated the large western part of the German occupied territory briefly partizans entered Uzice held by serbian general Draza Mihajlovic former king s office to negotiate joint uprising and fight against German occupation and Ljotic pro German forces Agreement was rejected by gen Mihajlovic cetnik forces who wanted Serbian Kingdom with ethnic cleansing of Muslims and Catholics While partizans aimed for socialialist revolution In this territory they proclaimed the Republic of Uzice Uzicka Republika with Uzice city as the centre of the Republic This large free territory was an island of freedom in Nazi occupied Europe The Republic of Uzice was short lived German troops occupied the territory again while the majority of Partisan forces returned to Bosnia where wast forest covered areas provided them cover for guerilla style war escaped towards Bosnia citation needed During the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia who cooperated with Serb Ljotic and gen Mihajlovic to clear East Bosnia of Muslim Bosniaks Croats forcibly took military age Bosniaks to various Croat forces Domobrani Ustase even formed SS Hanjar divizija the men were sent far from their hometowns so serb cetniks could ethnically clean East Bosnia genocide as per Agreement Stjepan Macek before even WWII began Cetniks led by gen Mihajlovic moved to east Bosnia too leaving German occupied Serbia with no battles at all Cetniks majority armed with knifes would slaughter Bosniak civilians partisans their families and food suppliers Croats were slaughtered too north East Bosnia In many instances all families were slaughtered Unfortunately Tito and his HQ Generalstab were not punishing cetniks after slaughtering Bosniaks he would ask them to join partisans WWII Genocide of Serbs by the Croatian fascist Ustase regime many Serbs were executed along the Drina Valley for months especially near Visegrad 1 Jure Francetic s Black Legion killed thousands of defenceless Bosnian Serb civilians and threw their bodies into the Drina river 2 When the Bosnian War broke out in 1992 the Drina Valley became the focus of a bitter campaign of ethnic cleansing by Army of Republika Srpska forces 3 which eventually culminated in the Srebrenica massacres in July 1995 According to the Sarajevo Research and Documentation Centre RDC IDC Bosnian Atlas of the Dead Project the Podrinje was the area of Bosnia which suffered the highest number of casualties In 2007 Mirsad Tokaca the RDC IDC s director reported that 28 666 deaths of a total of 97 207 recorded by June 2007 had occurred in the Podrinje 4 Today one of the cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina is known as Bosnian Podrinje Canton Towns in Podrinje editCities and towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska and Bosnian Podrinje Canton Gorazde Bratunac Cajnice Foca Gorazde Rogatica Rudo Sapna Srebrenica Visegrad Zvornik Janja Vlasenica Nova KasabaCities and towns in Serbia Macva District and Zlatibor District Bajina Basta Banja Koviljaca Ljubovija Loznica Mali ZvornikSee also editBosnian Podrinje Canton Geographical regions in Serbia Drina Banovina Drina PosavinaReferences edit Levy Michele Frucht 2009 The Last Bullet for the Last Serb The Ustasa Genocide against Serbs 1941 1945 Nationalities Papers 37 6 807 837 doi 10 1080 00905990903239174 S2CID 162231741 Yeomans Rory 2011 For us beloved commander you will never die Mourning Jure Francetic Ustasha Death Squad Leader In Haynes Rebecca Rady Martyn eds In the Shadow of Hitler Personalities of the Right in Central and Eastern Europe London I B Tauris p 194 ISBN 978 1 84511 697 2 Becir Bogilovic s evidence at Oric trial 21 March 2005 ICTY p 6367 1 icty org retrieved 31 July 2010 Nidzara Ahmetasevic Balkan Investigative Reporting Network JUSTICE REPORT Bosnia s Book of the Dead 21 June 2007 retrieved 31 July 2010 44 16 00 N 19 20 00 E 44 2667 N 19 3333 E 44 2667 19 3333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Podrinje amp oldid 1210057105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
