The Holocaust in Croatia including Serbian Genocide timeline

  • World War II begins

    World War II begins

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    Timeline

  • The German army invades Yugoslavia and Greece

    The German army invades Yugoslavia and Greece

  • Ustasa (Croatian fascist) guards force prisoner into a pit to be shot. Jasenovac concentration camp. Yugoslavia

    Ustasa (Croatian fascist) guards force prisoner into a pit to be shot. Jasenovac concentration camp. Yugoslavia

  • —Croatian authorities transferred about 7,000 Jews into German custody.

    —Croatian authorities transferred about 7,000 Jews into German custody.

  • Jews from Macedonia board deportation trains

    Jews from Macedonia board deportation trains

  • When Romania withdrew from the Axis and joined the Allies

    When Romania withdrew from the Axis and joined the Allies

  • German and Croat troops continued to fight in northwestern Yugoslavia until the end

    German and Croat troops continued to fight in northwestern Yugoslavia until the end

  • In April 1945, Croat authorities murdered thousands of people at Jasenovac

    In April 1945, Croat authorities murdered thousands of people at Jasenovac

  • The dam of death

    The dam of death

  • After World War II, the Yugoslav Union was reestablished under Communist rule

    After World War II, the Yugoslav Union was reestablished under Communist rule