| Ivanci massacre | |
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| Location | Independent State of Croatia (modern dayCroatia) |
| Date | 30 November 1943[1] |
| Target | Serbs of Ivanci, mostlyYugoslav Partisans and/orCommunists |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Deaths | 73 |
TheIvanci massacre was the complete destruction of the Serb village ofIvanci in easternCroatia (south ofIlača) on 30 November 1943 byNazi German forces.
DuringWorld War II,Syrmia was a part of The Independent State of Croatia led by the fascistUstaša regime which implementedgenocide of Serbs on its territory. The historical Serb village of Ivanci, which was located south ofIlača, was destroyed on 30 November 1943 while 73 inhabitants were killed in half an hour.[2]
The village had been the center of theYugoslav Partisans in Syrmia, with local branches of theWomen's Antifascist Front of Yugoslavia and theLeague of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia.[2] Surviving villagers found safety inŠidski Banovci,Tovarnik and Ilača.[2]
The village of Ivanci was never resettled after the end of World War II. The commemorative site was constructed in the old village in 1956 but it was devastated in 1991 in the early stages of theCroatian War of Independence.[3] In 2012 the non-governmental organization "Ivanci" was established in the village ofŠidski Banovci aimed at reconstruction of the monument in the memorial area, collection of materials for the publication of a monograph and organization of commemorations.[4]
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