Stevo Jugovic · In memoriam
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Stevo Jugovic
1888 – ?
Birthplace: Born: Pucari, Yugoslavia, now Kozarska Dubica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Germans invaded Yugoslavia in April 1941. Croatian fascists [Ustase] came to power soon after in Croatia and Bosnia, and carried out pogroms against the Serbs. In July 1942 the Germans and Croatians launched a joint offensive against the partisans, who were based on Mount Kozara near Pucari. During the offensive, Stevo's family was imprisoned in a Croatian concentration camp at Cerovljani. Stevo was among the many men who were then deported to the German-run Sajmiste camp in Zemun. Stevo, two of his brothers and a son were among 47,000 who perished in the Sajmiste extermination camp. Source: United States Holocaust Museum
