Chetniks and Ustashas were not the same
The text by a Croatian historian published in Danas has once again opened one of the most sensitive issues in Serbian and Yugoslav history, the question of the relationship towards the Chetnik movement and the attempt to equate them with the Ustashas. The argument that they "fled in the same direction in 1945" is more of a political quip than a serious historical argument. History is not measured by the geography of retreat, but by ideology, goals, the character of the movement, and its relationship to the occupier and civilians.
TL;DR
- A historian's text addresses the sensitive issue of equating the Chetnik movement with the Ustashas.
- The argument that both groups "fled in the same direction in 1945" is presented as a political quip, not a serious historical argument.
- History should be evaluated based on ideology, goals, the character of the movement, and their relationship with the occupier and civilians, not solely on the geography of their retreat.