Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatian: Dan antifašističke borbe) is a public holiday in Croatia. It is observed on 22 June and commemorates the formation of the First Sisak Partisan Detachment, a Communist-led guerrilla unit during World War II in Yugoslavia on 22 June 1941, and in general the uprising of the anti-fascist Croatian wing of the Yugoslav Partisans against the forces of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and their puppet state―Independent State of Croatia.
| Anti-Fascist Struggle Day | |
|---|---|
 A monument dedicated to the formation of the First Sisak Partisan Detachment in Brezovica Memorial Park. | |
| Observed by | Croatia |
| Type | National |
| Date | 22 June |
| Next time | 22 June 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia had been routed and occupied by Germany and Italy in mid-April 1941, and on 22 June, when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) received orders from the Moscow-based Comintern to come to the Soviet Union's aid.[1]
The public holiday was introduced by the Croatian Parliament in 1991.[2] It replaced a similar commemoration on the 27th of July, the "Day of the Uprising of the People of Croatia", that had been an official holiday in the Socialist Republic of Croatia and alluded to the Srb uprising.[3] The Srb uprising, alongside the Anti-Fascist Struggle Day, is still commemorated today by antifascist organizations and representatives of minority communities which were the _target of persecution during the World War II, albeit not as much as the official holiday.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ramet, Sabrina (2006). The Three Yugoslavias: State-Building and Legitimation, 1918–2005. New York: Indiana University Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-253-34656-8.
- ^ Croatian Parliament (21 March 1991). "Zakon o blagdanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (14/91). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Croatian Right-Wingers Seek to Disrupt WWII Uprising Anniversary". Balkan Insight. 26 July 2021.
Sources
edit- "PM: Values of anti-fascism incorporated in Croatia's foundations". 22 June 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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