Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59323/k.15.2.9

Croatian World War I Memorials Abroad

Nikola Tominac ; Dugo Selo, Croatia
Valentino Rajković ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Croatian Studies, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Due to complex historical circumstances, the monumental heritage of the
World War I abroad had not been researched at all until ten years ago.
There were both subjective and objective reasons for this: firstly, there
was a lack of interest for approaching this very complex issue due to the
dynamic events of the twentieth century and due to the political positions
in the emerging countries after the end of World War I. Secondly, there
was a lack of primary sources in Croatia, especially those of German
provenance. Thanks to the passing of time, the arrival of the digital age
and the opening of previously difficult-to-access archives, it is finally easier to find certain data, especially after the change of climate regarding
this issue in the countries of their origin. Marking the 100th anniversary
of the World War I, during the past fifteen years, Croatian scientists and
volunteers began the painstaking work of researching and marking individual resting places of Croatian soldiers who took part in the very
dynamic events of the twentieth century - the “century of extremes”.
This contribution will concentrate on the explored localities as well as
potential ones that need to be explored in the future, especially those
localities where Croatian forces had great losses, which is why there is a
possibility that there are still certain remains of military cemeteries there.

Keywords

Croatian military history ; World War I ; war memorials abroad

Hrčak ID:

323445

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/323445

Publication date:

12.12.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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