Gata massacre

Gata massacre
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Destroyed village houses after the massacre
LocationGata, Croatia
Date1 October 1942 (1942-10-01)
TargetCroat civilians
Attack type
War crime, ethnic cleansing, genocidal massacre
Deaths96
PerpetratorsDinara Chetnik Division assisted by Italian 12th Infantry Division Sassari
Gata massacre is located in Croatia
Gata massacre
Location of Gata in Croatia

The Gata massacre was the murder of 96 villagers in the Croatian village of Gata in 1942.[1] The perpetrators of this massacre were members of Momčilo Đujić's Dinara Chetnik Division, under the leadership of Commander (vojvode) Mane Rokvić.[2]

  1. ^ "Gata: vijenci za žrtve četničkog pokolja". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "KOMEMORACIJA U ZALEĐU OMIŠA ZA ŽRTVE TALIJANSKO-ČETNIČKOG POKOLJA Bio i živući svjedok zločina, koji je 1946. svjedočio na suđenju Draži Mihajloviču". jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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