ZAGREB, May 9 (Hina) - On the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the end of World War Two, Europe and the world marks on Sunday the day of victory by anti-Fascist coalition. In Croatia which gave significant contribution to the
anti-Fascist struggle in the first years of WW II, Victory Day will be celebrated by various programmes. The first unit of Partisans not only in Croatia but also in the then Yugoslavia was established in the surroundings of the Croatian town of Sisak on 22 June 1941. This day is a national holiday of Croatia when it marks the struggle against Fascism. In 1995, Croatia's parliamentary committee in charge of marking the 50th anniversary of the victory of anti-Fascist coalition, published a book on the country's contribution to this victory. According to figures of the book, 471,836 persons in Croatia had the status of participants in the National Liberation Movement (NOB). Of them 230,000 were in t
ZAGREB, May 9 (Hina) - On the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the
end of World War Two, Europe and the world marks on Sunday the day of
victory by anti-Fascist coalition.
In Croatia which gave significant contribution to the anti-Fascist
struggle in the first years of WW II, Victory Day will be celebrated
by various programmes.
The first unit of Partisans not only in Croatia but also in the then
Yugoslavia was established in the surroundings of the Croatian town
of Sisak on 22 June 1941. This day is a national holiday of Croatia
when it marks the struggle against Fascism.
In 1995, Croatia's parliamentary committee in charge of marking the
50th anniversary of the victory of anti-Fascist coalition,
published a book on the country's contribution to this victory.
According to figures of the book, 471,836 persons in Croatia had the
status of participants in the National Liberation Movement (NOB).
Of them 230,000 were in the army, whereas 241,836 participated in
other organisations of Croatia's NOB. These figures place Croatia
at the top of countries which took part in the anti-Fascist
struggle.
As regards how many Italian, German and Hungarian troops were
deployed in Croatia during WW II, besides pro-Fascist Independent
State of Croatia, it is clear that Croatia's resistance helped the
anti-Fascist struggle in the Soviet Union in the east and the
western allies in the Mediterranean area.
In Croatian areas occupied and annexed by the Italian forces
(Istria, Croatian Primorje, Gorski Kotar and Dalmatia), the armed
rebellion assumed greater proportions on the eve of and during
Italy's capitulation in September 1943, according to the book
entitled "Croatia's Contribution to the Victory of Anti-Fascist
Coalition (Doprinos Hrvatske pobjedi antifašističke koalicije."
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