The Požega villages massacre was the mass murder of predominantly elderly Croatian Serbs from villages surrounding the city of Požega on 29 October 1991 by the 121st Brigade from Nova Gradiška and 123rd Brigade from Slavonski Požega units of the Croatian Army (HV).
The Slavonska Požega Crisis Committee issued an order on 28 October 1991 which was broadcast on the radio and posted on banners in the streets, for the evacuation of 26 predominantly Serb-populated villages and gave the inhabitants 48 hours to leave.[2] The order was reportedly issued under the pretext that the villages would be protected.[4] Shortly after the deadline, Croatian troops, led by Miljenko Crnjac, marched into the area, pillaging and burning the villages.[2] Three were spared because they had a few Croat inhabitants.[2] Though most of the villagers abandoned their homes, the elderly did not.[2] Those who could not or did not want to leave were killed during the operation.[1] The villages targeted included Vučjak Čečavački, Šnjegavić, Jeminovac and Ruševac.[3] The Zagreb-based Serbian Democratic Forum estimates that 44 civilians were killed, more than 1,000 homes and other buildings destroyed and over 1,400 people made homeless by the operation.[1]
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^ abcMilekic, Sven; Nikolic, Ivana (29 October 2015). "Croatian Serbs' Killers Unpunished 24 Years On". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
^ abcdeHedl, Dragutin (19 April 2001). "Slavonian Massacre Inquiry". IWPR.net. Institute for War & Peace Reporting.
^ abBajto, Nikola; Opačić, Tamara; Jovanović, Nenad (15 October 2018). "Dossier: Zločini nad Srbima". Novosti.
^"NGOs Warns about Non-Prosecution of War Crimes against Serbs". total-croatia-news.com. Croatian News Agency. 27 April 2018.
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požega, villages, massacre, mass, murder, predominantly, elderly, croatian, serbs, from, villages, surrounding, city, požega, october, 1991, 121st, brigade, from, nova, gradiška, 123rd, brigade, from, slavonski, požega, units, croatian, army, locationvillages,. The Pozega villages massacre was the mass murder of predominantly elderly Croatian Serbs from villages surrounding the city of Pozega on 29 October 1991 by the 121st Brigade from Nova Gradiska and 123rd Brigade from Slavonski Pozega units of the Croatian Army HV Pozega villages massacreLocationVillages near Pozega Western Slavonia CroatiaDate29 October 1991TargetCroatian Serb civiliansAttack typeMass killingDeaths44 1 70 2 Perpetrators121st Brigade from Nova Gradiska and 123rd Brigade from Slavonski Pozega of the Croatian Army HV 3 The Slavonska Pozega Crisis Committee issued an order on 28 October 1991 which was broadcast on the radio and posted on banners in the streets for the evacuation of 26 predominantly Serb populated villages and gave the inhabitants 48 hours to leave 2 The order was reportedly issued under the pretext that the villages would be protected 4 Shortly after the deadline Croatian troops led by Miljenko Crnjac marched into the area pillaging and burning the villages 2 Three were spared because they had a few Croat inhabitants 2 Though most of the villagers abandoned their homes the elderly did not 2 Those who could not or did not want to leave were killed during the operation 1 The villages targeted included Vucjak Cecavacki Snjegavic Jeminovac and Rusevac 3 The Zagreb based Serbian Democratic Forum estimates that 44 civilians were killed more than 1 000 homes and other buildings destroyed and over 1 400 people made homeless by the operation 1 References edit a b c Milekic Sven Nikolic Ivana 29 October 2015 Croatian Serbs Killers Unpunished 24 Years On BalkanInsight BIRN a b c d e Hedl Dragutin 19 April 2001 Slavonian Massacre Inquiry IWPR net Institute for War amp Peace Reporting a b Bajto Nikola Opacic Tamara Jovanovic Nenad 15 October 2018 Dossier Zlocini nad Srbima Novosti NGOs Warns about Non Prosecution of War Crimes against Serbs total croatia news com Croatian News Agency 27 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pozega villages massacre amp oldid 1182346310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
