Macelj massacre
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LocationMacelj, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
(now Croatia)
DateMay and June 1945
TargetNDH prisoners of war and civilians
Attack type
Mass executions| Macelj massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Bleiburg repatriations | |
 A cross in Macelj | |
| Location | Macelj, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Date | May and June 1945 |
| Target | NDH prisoners of war and civilians |
Attack type | Mass executions |
| Deaths | 1,163+ |
| Perpetrators | Yugoslav Partisans |
The Macelj massacre occurred in May and June 1945, at the end of World War II in Europe, in the forests near Macelj, a village in northern Croatia. At the site, a large number of soldiers, women, and children were shot during the Bleiburg repatriations.[1][better source needed]