Bosansko Grahovo massacre
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Date27 July 1941
TargetCroat civilians
Attack type
War crime| Bosansko Grahovo massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | 44°10′48″N 16°21′36″E / 44.18000°N 16.36000°E Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | 27 July 1941 |
| Target | Croat civilians |
Attack type | War crime |
| Deaths | Around 100 |
| Perpetrators | Chetniks |
The Bosansko Grahovo massacre was a massacre of Croat civilians was committed by local Chetnik rebels on 27 July 1941 in the village of Bosansko Grahovo.
On 27 July 1941, a Yugoslav Partisan-led uprising began in the area of Dvar and Bosansko Grahovo (Drvar uprising).[1] It was a coordinated effort from both sides of the Una River in the territory of southeastern Lika and southwestern Bosanska.[2] It succeeded in transferring key NDH territory under rebel control.[2]