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June 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 23, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 15:05, 27 May 2017 (UTC)



In June 1941, Serbs in eastern Herzegovina rebelled against the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH), an Axis puppet state established during World War II on the territory of the defeated Kingdom of Yugoslavia. As the NDH imposed its authority, members of the fascist Ustaše ruling party began a campaign of persecution against Serbs throughout the country. In eastern Herzegovina, the Ustaše perpetrated a series of massacres and attacks against the majority Serb population commencing in the first week of June. Between 3 and 22 June 1941, spontaneous clashes occurred between NDH authorities and groups of Serbs in the region. This erupted into mass rebellion on 23 June, the day after the German invasion of the Soviet Union began. After several setbacks for the NDH forces, the Italians intervened, and NDH forces regained full control of all towns and transport routes by 7 July.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last Yugoslavia in WWII TFA was Gudovac massacre on April 28, 2017
 * Main editors: Peacemaker67
 * Promoted: January 5, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: Anniversary of the outbreak of the uprising, in one sense this article serves as a follow-up to the Gudovac massacre article, as it explains what happened after the initial Ustaše massacres in one region of the Independent State of Croatia.
 * Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:37, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support - history article Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:10, 19 May 2017 (UTC)