The Glina Massacre of 1941

In May 1941, at Glina near Sisak, the Ustaše carried out one of the most brutal massacres of the Serbian population.

The crime in the church

The Ustaše summoned the Serbian Orthodox population to gather in the church, ostensibly to "convert to Catholicism". When several hundred people had assembled in the church, the Ustaše locked them in and slaughtered them.

Number of victims

It is estimated that between 1,000 and 2,000 Serbs were killed in and around Glina in May 1941. The church became a site of massacre, and the bodies were thrown into the river Kupa.

The symbolism of the crime

This crime, committed in a church, showed that the Ustaše genocide recognised no limits and no sanctity. Children, women, the elderly — no one was spared.