Kominterna i forsiranje antifašističkog ustanka u Hrvatskoj 1941. - slučaj Kerestinec
THE COMINTERN AND THE FORCED ANTI-FASCIST UPRISING IN CROATIA IN 1941 - THE CASE OF KERESTINEC

Summary/Abstract: Following Germany’s attack on the USSR, Moscow wanted the territory of Croatia and the whole of Yugoslavia to be engulfed in a war of diversionary guerrilla actions in cities, as well as the destruction of railways and roads, in order to ease the pressure on the Red Army on the Eastern Front. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Croatia began with intensive preparations for an action to liberate prisoners from the concentration camp at Kerestinec, but these were suspended when the Zagreb City Committee executed its plans according to Kopinič, or in other words, the Comintern. Following the failure to carry out the action of liberating the prisoners from the concentration camp at Kerestinec, it was decided to move over to armed struggle, rather than combat in urban areas. At the same time, guerrilla actions, sabotage and diversions were undertaken, especially in the capital city, Zagreb.

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