Original scientific paper
THE GERMANS OF THE ĐAKOVO AREA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Vladimir Geiger
; Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The article discusses the history, activity, and role of the German minority (Volksdeutschers) in the Đakovo area during the Second World War (1941-1945). Along with Croats, Germans were the most numerous inhabitants of the region. On the basis of archival sources, newspapers, and literature, the author deals mainly with the political, legal, economic, cultural, and military history of the German community in the Đakova area in the Independent State of Croatia. Special attention is paid to the relations between the local Germans and Croats, but relations with other ethnic groups are not excluded. The author emphasizes the issue of the expulsion of the Germans, and their subsequent fate at the end of the War.
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Hrčak ID:
213935
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Publication date:
3.12.1996.
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