Mijo Babić
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Marijan Mijo Babić (1 September 1903 – 3 July 1941), nicknamed Giovanni, was a deputy of the Croatian fascist dictator (poglavnik (Croatian: poglavni pobočnik)) Ante Pavelić, and the first commander of all concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia.[1] He was head of the Third Bureau of the Ustasha Surveillance Service (Croatian: Ustaška nadzorna služba—UNS),[2] and was also a member of the main Ustaše headquarters, one of the two main deputies of Pavelić.[3]
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Marijan Babić | |
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Other name(s) | Marjan |
Nickname(s) | Mijo and Giovanni |
Born | 1 September 1903 Nova Bukovica, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Croatia) |
Died | 3 July 1941 (aged 37) Trusina, Berkovići, Independent State of Croatia (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Allegiance | Independent State of Croatia |
Service/ | Ustaše militia |
Years of service | 1929–1941 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | The Third Bureau of the Ustasha Surveillance Service |
Battles/wars | June 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina |
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