The Attitude of the Authorities of The Independent State of Croatia Towards the Refugees in Sarajevo During 1941 and 1942
The Attitude of the Authorities of The Independent State of Croatia Towards the Refugees in Sarajevo During 1941 and 1942
Author(s): Ajdin MuhedinovićSubject(s): Political history, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Institut za istoriju
Keywords: Sarajevo; refugees; Alipašin Most; Great county of Vrhbosna; Merhamet; NDH; Office for Refugees;
Summary/Abstract: The establishment of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) produced a period of extreme interethnic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, resulting in forced population migrations, both temporary and permanent. In eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, primarily from insurgent and later predominantly Chetnik attacks, thousands of Muslim refugees fleeing from death sought refuge in ‘safer’ parts of the NDH. Sarajevo, as the closest and, in a wider circle, the biggest city quickly became refugees’ central gathering and rescue point. This paper aims to track the main course of attitude primarily of the local NDH authorities towards the Muslim refugees from autumn 1941 until mid-1942, and the establishment of the Alipašin Most refugee camp.
Journal: Historijska traganja
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 173-198
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English
