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Contribution to History of Odžak During World War II

Author(s): Nikica Barić
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Institut za istoriju
Keywords: World War II; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Independent State of Croatia; Odžak; Ustasha movement; Home Guard Volunteer Regiment; “Hadžiefendić’s Legion”; “Bosnian Mountain Troops”; “Green Cadre”;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is mainly based on sources from Croatian State Archives in Zagreb and its aim is to present certain aspects of the history of Odžak, a town in the River Sava region in northern Bosnia, during World War II. The paper does not aim to give a complete history of Odžak in the mentioned period. Nevertheless, the data presented in this paper are aimed at supplementing the available research. Also, the example of the local history of Odžak can give better insight into the history of World War II in Bosnia and Herzegovina more generally.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 259-296
  • Page Count: 38
  • Language: Bosnian