Joja Vragović's Sidetracks: Biographical Fragments of a Zagreb Policeman Cover Image

Stranputice Joje Vragovića: Ulomci biografije jednoga zagrebačkog policajca
Joja Vragović's Sidetracks: Biographical Fragments of a Zagreb Policeman

Author(s): Mario Stipančević
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Josip Vragović; biography; Zagreb police; monarchist and socialist Yugoslavia, Independent State of Croatia;

Summary/Abstract: The paper endeavours to outline biographical fragments and fathom the character of Josip Vragović (1886–1965), a long-time employee and director of the Zagreb police in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Independent State of Croatia. The paper also shows the structure of the interwar Zagreb police and Vragović’s closest associates. Particular emphasis is put on Vragović’s professional activity in the period of turbulent social and political conditions in 1918, 1941, and 1945, and some light is shed on his private life (as much as possible through available archival sources).

  • Issue Year: 52/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-130
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Croatian