Memorial to victims of Ustasha crime near Požega destroyed again

POŽEGA – In the village of Slobodština near Požega, in western Slavonia, a memorial plaque commemorating 1,368 victims of fascist terror, who were killed by the Ustaše in August 1942 and thrown into wells in this village, has been destroyed.

Memorial to victims of Ustasha crime near Požega destroyed again

TL;DR

  • A memorial plaque in Slobodština, near Požega, Croatia, has been destroyed.
  • The plaque commemorated 1,368 victims of fascist terror, killed by the Ustaše in August 1942 and thrown into wells.
  • Among the victims were 1,165 from Kozara and 203 from the Požega area, including 50 children.
  • The memorial was first erected in 1959, damaged in 1991, restored in 2014, and now destroyed again.
  • This incident is part of a trend of destruction and damage to memorials in western Slavonia.

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