Republic of Serbian Krajina – Government in Exile
This article documents the crimes against the Serbian Orthodox nation and priesthood during the period of the Second World War.
The Government of the Republic of Serbian Krajina in exile is honored to welcome Diplomatic-Consular Departments to the Republic of Serbia in order to inform them of the horrible tortures and murders against Serbian Orthodox priests. These crimes, which took place during World War 2, were committed by the Croatian Ustashi authorities on the territories of today's Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Government of Republic of Serbian Krajina in exile is repeating that these crimes are one of the results of the actions planned by the European colonization powers. The famous German philosopher Karlhajnc Desner exposed these crimes in one of his books, titled as ”The Politic of the Roman Popes during the 20 Century”. Nations surrounding Serbia (Croatians, Albanians, Serbian Catholics, Serbian Muslims and others) were prepared by these European colonization powers to participate in the extermination of the Serbian Orthodox communities in the Balkans. The Croatian army was ordered by Croatia's government to fulfill the biological extermination of the Orthodox Serbs on the areas which were controlled by the Croatian Ustashi government. These actions were partially accomplished during WW2.
The following is a highlight of a report made by the Italian military delegation in Belgrade describing atrocities against a number of Serbian Orthodox priests. The report is additionally confirmed and signed by Luidji Bonfat and by Domeniko Dal Faso. Sadly, there were many more victims which have been forgotten.
Protocol’s number: 465
Document number: 003
Belgrade, 27 august of 1941
This report is signed and acknowledged by the authorities of the Serbian orthodox church.
Subject: Atrocities of Croatian militaries against the Serbian population in Croatia.
- Voja Vojnovic a Serbian Orthodox priest from Osijek is killed.
- In the river Drava are two bodies of two Serbian Orthodox priests found.
- Prota Zivko Danilovic the former government representative from the town Prijedor is killed.
- Prota Bogdan Banjevic is killed in 19 July near the city of Banja Luka.
- Number 07 Prota Steva Djuricis is killed in the place of Ogulin. Before the murder the Croatian soldiers were cutting the chin and the eyes and were breaking the arms and legs of the man.
- Serbian Orthodox priest form the village Plaski is killed.
- The Serbian Orthodox priest Milan Trsic, from the place Vrlika, was captured (on 10 July) and killed in a Croatian military casern near Knin.
- The Serbian Orthodox Priest Mihajlo Minic, from Valjevo, is killed in Zenica.
- The Serbian Orthodox priest Milos Petrovic from Lucana was killed in Derventa during this attempt to escape.
- The following Serbian Orthodox priests Dusan Bobar, Milos Savic, Janko Savic, Ljubo Jaskic and Drago Makojevic were killed on 22 July in the place Vlasenici.
- Serbian Orthodox priests Borivoje Bozic from Palaca near Vukovar is also murdered.
- Prota Spiro Starovic from Brcko is killed.
- Prota Vida Visnjevac from Gacka who was ill was throwed out of his bed and killed together with Porta Starovic.
- Gvozdenovic and Vujovis from Mostar - Murdered.
- Kaludjer Deretic and Monastirlic from Ljubinja (Hercegovina) - Assassinated.
- Serbian Orthodox priest Bogunovic from Donji Lapac is killed together with his wife and two children. Their bodies were throwed in a pit between Donji Lapac and Boridjevca where other Serbs were also thrown.
The government of the Republic of Serbian Krajina in exile is calling out the countries and nations who have also faced prosecution at the hands of the extended nazi regime. We will appreciate your assistance in bringing the issue of the genocide against the Serbian people in front of the UN.