Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia
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The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was the genocidal campaign carried out by the Ustaše regime during World War II, involving the mass persecution and extermination of Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political opponents.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia Context triple: [Ante Pavelić, perpetratorOf, Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia]
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Jasenovac concentration camp
Jasenovac concentration camp was a World War II extermination and labor camp in occupied Yugoslavia where the Ustaše regime carried out mass atrocities and genocide, primarily against Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political dissidents.
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State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
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Birkenau cycle
The Birkenau cycle is a series of abstract paintings by Gerhard Richter that grapple with the memory and representation of the Holocaust, based on blurred and overpainted photographs from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
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Stara Gradiška concentration camp
Stara Gradiška concentration camp was a World War II extermination and detention camp, primarily for Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political dissidents, run by the Ustaše regime in the fascist Independent State of Croatia.
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Lidice massacre
The Lidice massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi forces destroyed the Czech village of Lidice and murdered most of its inhabitants in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia Target entity description: The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was the genocidal campaign carried out by the Ustaše regime during World War II, involving the mass persecution and extermination of Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political opponents.
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A.
Jasenovac concentration camp
Jasenovac concentration camp was a World War II extermination and labor camp in occupied Yugoslavia where the Ustaše regime carried out mass atrocities and genocide, primarily against Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political dissidents.
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B.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
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C.
Birkenau cycle
The Birkenau cycle is a series of abstract paintings by Gerhard Richter that grapple with the memory and representation of the Holocaust, based on blurred and overpainted photographs from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
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D.
Stara Gradiška concentration camp
Stara Gradiška concentration camp was a World War II extermination and detention camp, primarily for Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political dissidents, run by the Ustaše regime in the fascist Independent State of Croatia.
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Lidice massacre
The Lidice massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi forces destroyed the Czech village of Lidice and murdered most of its inhabitants in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| ideology |
Croatian ultranationalism
ⓘ
Ustaše ideology ⓘ clerical fascism ⓘ fascism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
NaziRacialPolicy
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surface form:
Nazi racial laws
|
| legalBasis | racial laws of the Independent State of Croatia ⓘ |
| location |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Croatia ⓘ Independent State of Croatia ⓘ |
| memorializedAt |
Jasenovac Memorial Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Jasenovac Memorial Site
|
| notableCamp |
Danica concentration camp
ⓘ
Jadovno concentration camp ⓘ Jasenovac concentration camp ⓘ Pag concentration camp ⓘ Stara Gradiška concentration camp ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chetniks
ⓘ
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Ustaše Surveillance Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocaust
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Ante Pavelić
ⓘ
surface form:
Ante Pavelić regime
Independent State of Croatia ⓘ Ustaše Militia ⓘ
surface form:
Ustaše
|
| recognizedAs | crime against humanity ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
ethnic cleansing
ⓘ
mass murder of Jews ⓘ mass murder of Roma ⓘ mass murder of Serbs ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
Roma ⓘ Serbs ⓘ anti-fascists ⓘ communists ⓘ political opponents ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
concentration camps
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death camps ⓘ deportation ⓘ forced conversion ⓘ forced labor ⓘ mass shootings ⓘ starvation ⓘ torture ⓘ |
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Subject: Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia Description of subject: The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was the genocidal campaign carried out by the Ustaše regime during World War II, involving the mass persecution and extermination of Serbs, Jews, Roma, and political opponents.
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Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
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Holocaust in Yugoslavia
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Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
this entity surface form:
Holocaust in Independent State of Croatia
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Porajmos in Independent State of Croatia
this entity surface form:
Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia