From: stojanov@husc11.harvard.edu (Milan Stojanovic)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.croatia,soc.culture.yugoslavia,soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna
Subject: Re: WWII, again (was Re: Dr. Mishitch, the Bishop of Mostar)
Date: 19 Dec 92 15:42:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1992Dec19.104203.18696
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

Mr. Loncaric is joined by Mr. Blazic in questioning the 
number of Serbs killed by Croats during the WWII.
I have never thought that I would have to start posting 
things such as following, but, it seems that I have to.
Original could be found on many places.  Best thing to 
go through are Anton Miletic ( a Croat, that seems to 
matter for Mr. Loncaric and Mr. Blazic )
"The Concentration Camp Jasenovac, 1941-1945"
The other book, worthy because of the original documents,
not because of the author's conclusions, which could easilly be 
skipped, is "The Yugoslav Auschwitz and Vatican," V. Dedijer
The third one is "Magnum Crimen" by Victor Novak ( Croat ). 

Now, excerpts from the hearing of the ex-Franciscan Miroslav
Majstorovic Filipovic before the Commission to Determine 
War Crimes, Document number 2006.

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Protocol of 25 June 1945

Hearing of Miroslav Filipovic, born on 5 June 1915 in Jajce,
father's name Ante, mother's name Marica, nee Radulovic. Diploma
from the upper school in Visoko and Seminary in Sarajevo. In
1939 he was ordained a priest and until the end of 1941 served in
Petricevac near Banja Luka.  On 1 January 1942, he was called 
to Banja luka as chaplain of the brigade P.T.S., where he 
stayed until the end of June 1942.  Then he was accused before
a German war court.  Maks Luburic arranged for his freedom 
and brought him to Jasenovac, where he was introduced under
the name of Majstorovic.

[ I have to add my comment here.  He was accused on German
court for participating in mass killings of Serbs around
Banja Luka!  He was supposed to be executed, but Croatian
government saved him. Upon insistance of the German military
authorities and Italians he lost his priesthood, as only punishment!
That did not stop him going around Jasenovac in black robe.
of course Joe would fail to see why Serbs do not want to 
live under Croatian-Muslim coalition ]

...........skipping the big part about details of his "work"
in Jasenovac nad Gradiska ........................................


During my tenure [ i.e. 10.june-27.October ] between 20-30.000 
prisoners were liquidated in Jasenovac camp, according to 
my figures...   I believe that in this liquidation about
2,000 to 3,000 Jewish women and children were killed.

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So he admits that during the 4.5 months  20-30.000 people 
were killed.  Jasenovac camp run for ten times as long.
Some periods, when Germans complained, were slower then
others ( 1943 ) but other were worse that Majstorovic's
( 1944-1945 ).  I am not taking into account the possibillity
that he is trying to reduce his criminal activities here.


Milan N. Stojanovic
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