Izvorni znanstveni članak
REPRESENTATION OF THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA IN MARIBOR
Aleš Marđetko
; Maribor, Slovenija
Sažetak
Shortly after German occupation of Slovenia in April 1941 the president of the Croatian cultural society “Napredak” in Maribor Dragutin Paljaga asked the new authorities to established the Representation of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in Maribor. The main purpose of this institution was to protect Croats who lived in parts of Slovenia annexed by Germans. The Representation successfully intervened and helped Croats whose property had been confiscated by Germans, or Croats who were sent to prisons. Mr.
Dragutin Paljaga also achieved that Germans continued paying pensions to Croats who had previously received them from Yugoslav authorities.
In June 1941 Dragutin Paljaga became the honourable consul of NDH in Maribor and Croatian Representation was recognized as Honourable consulat of NDH in Maribor. Its main purpose was to protect freedom and property of Croats living in parts of Slovenia annexed by Third Reich. It also edited licences and visas for travel in or through NDH.
After the establishment of the NDH Consulat in Graz, the Honourable consulat in Maribor fell under its competence. In November 1941 Honourable consulat in Maribor was renamed and became Consular agency of NDH in Maribor. This agency was able only to confirm and edit licences and visas for travel in or through NDH, but it was still working independetly and continued solving problems of persons who asked it for help. In late 1942 the Consular agency has been degraded to a Social representation of NDH in Maribor. It could only edit, exchange and confirm emigrants licenses. This representation was occupied with difrent forms of help for Croats living in Slovenia annexed by Germans and continued working until the end of war.
Representation of NDH in Maribor had an important role. It helped and protected Croats who lived in parts of Slovenia annexed by the Third Reich. Representation also helped many Slovenians and helped them to find work in NDH and therefore helped them to escape from German violence.
Ključne riječi
Maribor; Independent State of Croatia; diplomacy; Third Reich
Hrčak ID:
103015
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.10.2003.
Posjeta: 1.603 *