What the records say
- When
- Jun 1945
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 1,163
- Coordinates
- 46.27° N, 15.85° E
- Description
- 1945 massacre in Macelj, Croatia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Macelj massacre
1945 massacre in Macelj, Croatia
The Macelj massacre occurred in May and June 1945, at the end of World War II in Europe, in the forests near Macelj, a village in northern Croatia. At the site, a large number of Croatian soldiers, women, and children were shot during the Bleiburg repatriations.
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