{"id":1439,"date":"2021-06-08T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T10:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/zagreb-to-bleiburg\/"},"modified":"2021-08-31T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T19:43:58","slug":"zagreb-to-bleiburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/en\/zagreb-to-bleiburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Zagreb to Bleiburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section el_name=&#8221;Timeline&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69e79f2e11ec7 h3.section-title{ font-size: 25px }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69e79f2e11ec7\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-7 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center\"><h3 data-title=\"Zagreb to Bleiburg, 3\u201314 May 1945\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;25&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>Zagreb to Bleiburg, 3\u201314 May 1945<\/span><\/h3><\/header><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14dbe .ut-marker-large-animation-1 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14dbe .ut-marker-large-animation-2 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14dbe .ut-marker-large-animation-3 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14dbe .ut-marker-large-animation-4 { border-style: solid; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14dbe\" class=\"ut-simple-time-line-wrap\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:true,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:200,&quot;delay_timer_marker&quot;:100,&quot;animation_style_marker&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:200}\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line  clearfix\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">3\u20134 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Memorandum<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>The Government of the Independent State of Croatia sent a Memorandum to the Allied Force Headquarters for the Mediterranean at Caserta (Italy) with an offer to keep fighting the Yugoslav army and communists together. The British supreme allied commander for the Mediterranean, Field Marshal Harold Alexander rejected the offer and expressed his loyalty to his current allies in the Yugoslav theatre, i.e. to Tito and the Yugoslav Army.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">5 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Decision to Abandon Zagreb<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>The leadership of the NDH decides to abandon Zagreb and flee to the west, along with members of its armed forces and civilians, hoping to surrender to the British or US forces.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">6 May 1945, afternoon<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Retreat from Zagreb<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>The retreat from Zagreb begins. Ante Paveli\u0107, members of the NDH Government, and the Main Usta\u0161e Headquarters (Glavni usta\u0161ki stan) leave Zagreb and stop at Novi Dvori near Zapre\u0161i\u0107.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">7 May 1945, afternoon<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Roga\u0161ka Slatina<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Ante Paveli\u0107 and his entourage set out toward Roga\u0161ka Slatina (German: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn), arriving there in the evening.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-998 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-6-650x433.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-6-768x784.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-6-705x720.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-6.jpeg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Routes of retreat of the Croatian Armed Forces and civilians before the Yugoslav Army\u2019 advance (from Bo\u017eo Vuku\u0161i\u0107\u2019s monograph <\/em>Bleiburg Memento, <em>Zagreb, 2005)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14e39 .ut-marker-large-animation-1 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14e39 .ut-marker-large-animation-2 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14e39 .ut-marker-large-animation-3 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14e39 .ut-marker-large-animation-4 { border-style: solid; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14e39\" class=\"ut-simple-time-line-wrap\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:true,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:200,&quot;delay_timer_marker&quot;:100,&quot;animation_style_marker&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:200}\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line  clearfix\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">7 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Civilians and Army Leave Zagreb<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Simultaneously, the civilian population and members of the army were leaving Zagreb and heading toward Celje (German: Cilli) and Maribor (German: Marburg an der Drau), hoping to reach Austria. Alongside Croatian soldiers and civilians, the refugee column also included Serbian and Montenegrin Chetniks, Cossacks, who were joined along the way by members of the Slovenian Home Guard as well.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">7\u20138 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Notification<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Colonel General (Generaloberst) Alexander L\u00f6hr, Commander of Army Group E, officially notifies Paveli\u0107 about the capitulation of the Third Reich and cessation of all military activities of German army units in the Yugoslav theatre.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">8 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Heading toward Maribor<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>With his innermost circle, Paveli\u0107 leaves the remaining NDH officials in Roga\u0161ka Slatina and sets out toward Maribor, while the rest continue to Celje. After crossing the Austrian border and spending a number of days trying to find his way through the local forests and mountains, Paveli\u0107 manages to reach the American zone in Austria.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">8 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Partisan Units<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>The first Partisan units enter Zagreb.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623148184729{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1003\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1003\" class=\"wp-image-1004\" src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/slika-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/slika-7.png 1600w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/slika-7-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/slika-7-1536x1114.png 1536w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/slika-7-993x720.png 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegram.hr\/velike-price\/pronasli-smo-21-najimpresivniju-fotografiju-oslobodenja-zagreba\/\">Telegram.hr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623148205536{margin-top: -5px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Yugoslav Army units entering Zagreb, May 1945<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f10 .ut-marker-large-animation-1 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f10 .ut-marker-large-animation-2 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f10 .ut-marker-large-animation-3 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f10 .ut-marker-large-animation-4 { border-style: solid; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f10\" class=\"ut-simple-time-line-wrap\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:true,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:200,&quot;delay_timer_marker&quot;:100,&quot;animation_style_marker&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:200}\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line  clearfix\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">9\u201310 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Fighting<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Final fights between members of the German and NDH armed forces with soldiers of the Yugoslav Army on the northern outskirts of Zagreb and in the forests of Medvednica (leaving several thousand dead and wounded).<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">11 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Surrender at Celje<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Some of the German troops, Usta\u0161e, members of the Home Guard, and Chetniks surrender at Celje to the Yugoslav Army, before being sent to prisoners\u2019 camps. The remainder of the column proceeds in two directions, toward Maribor and toward Dravograd (German: Unterdrauburg). <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">11\u201313 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Armed Skirmishes <\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Armed skirmishes between NDH troops and members of the Yugoslav Army in the Mislinja river valley (around Huda Luknja and Gornji Doli\u010d, German: Oberdollitsch); a large number (1,500\u20133,000) of army and civilian casualties.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">11\u201313 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Negotations<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Negotiations between NDH and JA representatives at Dravograd. The NDH representatives refuse to surrender, prompting the Yugoslav Army to prevent the refugee column from crossing the river Drava (German: Drau) and entering the British zone in Austria.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623148391181{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1045\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1045\" class=\"wp-image-1045\" src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-8-Dravograd-1300x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-8-Dravograd-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-8-Dravograd-1134x720.jpg 1134w, https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slika-8-Dravograd.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Postcard_of_Dravograd_(8).jpg\">Public domain<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623148406026{margin-top: -5px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Dravograd, Slovenia<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f8f .ut-marker-large-animation-1 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f8f .ut-marker-large-animation-2 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f8f .ut-marker-large-animation-3 { border-style: solid; }#ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f8f .ut-marker-large-animation-4 { border-style: solid; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_simple_time_line_69e79f2e14f8f\" class=\"ut-simple-time-line-wrap\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animate&quot;:true,&quot;delay_animation&quot;:true,&quot;global_delay_animation&quot;:false,&quot;delay_timer&quot;:200,&quot;delay_timer_marker&quot;:100,&quot;animation_style_marker&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;global_delay_timer&quot;:200}\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line  clearfix\"><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">13 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">The Refugee Column<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>The refugee column bypasses Dravograd and heads up the Me\u017ea (German: Mie\u00df) river valley toward the Austrian town of Bleiburg.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">13 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Fighting<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Armed fighting between Yugoslav Army units and armed forces of the NDH near Poljana, a village only a few miles away from the Austrian border and Bleiburg. Several thousand killed and thousands of NDH army soldiers and Chetniks captured.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">13 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Tito\u2019s Message<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Tito wires a message to the commanders of the First and Third Army of the Yugoslav Army: \u201cI hold it against you that you\u2019ve slowed down the pursuit of the enemy toward the northwest. The bulk of German and Quisling forces are crossing the border and surrendering to the English. I order you urgently to block all routes to Austria and prevent the enemy forces from getting away.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">14 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Bleiburg<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>The refugee column, with a huge number of soldiers and civilians, reaches Bleiburg.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event\"><div  class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-marker ut-simple-time-line-event-marker-small \"><\/div><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-title\">15 May 1945<\/div><h3 class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-subtitle\">Military successes<\/h3><div class=\"ut-simple-time-line-event-text\"><p>Another wire from Tito, this time expressing his satisfaction with his forces\u2019 accomplishments on the battlefield: \u201cWith their quick and vigorous advance, our Third Army troops have cut off the retreat of the remaining German and usta\u0161a-\u010detnik bandits, surrounding them at Slovenj Gradec [German: Windischgr\u00e4tz] \u2013 Gu\u0161tanj [today: Ravne na Koro\u0161kem; German: Gutenstein in K\u00e4rnten] \u2013 Pliberk [Bleiburg] \u2013 Dravograd, breaking their resistance and forcing them to surrender after three days of heavy fighting\u201d.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Links&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619980608999{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1525096300190{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e14fd0 .ut-fancy-image figcaption h3 { color: #ffffff; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e14fd0 .ut-fancy-image { background: #141618; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e14fd0.ut-fancy-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 0px; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e14fd0\" class=\"ut-fancy-image-wrap \"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/en\/ndh\/\" ><figure class=\"ut-fancy-image\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-300x169.png&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-500x281.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-750x422.png&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-1000x562.png&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-1500x843.png&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-2500x1406.png&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1500 843'%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" data-src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/menu_img_01-1500x843.png\" data-image-id=\"1122\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        <figcaption><h3>1. NDH<\/h3><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1525096293340{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e1bb19 .ut-fancy-image figcaption h3 { color: #ffffff; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e1bb19 .ut-fancy-image { background: #141618; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e1bb19.ut-fancy-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 0px; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e1bb19\" class=\"ut-fancy-image-wrap \"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/en\/surrender\/\" ><figure class=\"ut-fancy-image\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_03-300x169.png&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_03-500x281.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_03-750x422.png&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_03-1000x562.png&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_03-1500x843.png&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_03-2500x1406.png&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1500 843'%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" data-src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/menu_img_03-1500x843.png\" data-image-id=\"1130\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        <figcaption><h3>3. SURRENDER<\/h3><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e21954 .ut-fancy-image figcaption h3 { color: #ffffff; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e21954 .ut-fancy-image { background: #141618; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e21954.ut-fancy-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 0px; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e21954\" class=\"ut-fancy-image-wrap \"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/en\/mass-killings\/\" ><figure class=\"ut-fancy-image\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_04-300x169.png&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_04-500x281.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_04-750x422.png&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_04-1000x562.png&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_04-1500x843.png&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_04-2500x1406.png&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1500 843'%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" data-src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/menu_img_04-1500x843.png\" data-image-id=\"1134\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        <figcaption><h3>4. MASS KILLINGS<\/h3><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2776e .ut-fancy-image figcaption h3 { color: #ffffff; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2776e .ut-fancy-image { background: #141618; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2776e.ut-fancy-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 0px; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2776e\" class=\"ut-fancy-image-wrap \"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/en\/the-way-of-the-cross\/\" ><figure class=\"ut-fancy-image\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_05-300x169.png&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_05-500x281.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_05-750x422.png&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_05-1000x562.png&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_05-1500x843.png&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_05-2500x1406.png&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1500 843'%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" data-src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/menu_img_05-1500x843.png\" data-image-id=\"1138\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        <figcaption><h3>5. THE WAY OF THE CROSS<\/h3><p>&#8220;Kri\u017eni put&#8221;<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2e4bf .ut-fancy-image figcaption h3 { color: #ffffff; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2e4bf .ut-fancy-image { background: #141618; }#ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2e4bf.ut-fancy-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 0px; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_fancy_image_69e79f2e2e4bf\" class=\"ut-fancy-image-wrap \"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/en\/controversies\/\" ><figure class=\"ut-fancy-image\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-300x169.png&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-500x281.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-750x422.png&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-1000x562.png&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-1500x843.png&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balkan-history.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/menu_img_01-2500x1406.png&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1500 843'%2F%3E\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" data-src=\"https:\/\/balkan-history.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/menu_img_01-1500x843.png\" data-image-id=\"1122\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        <figcaption><h3>6. 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