Zero Mercy: When 70,000 SS Collaborators Met Yugoslav Justice
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The Bleiburg repatriations remain one of the most controversial episodes of the closing days of the Second World War in Europe. In May 1945, as Nazi Germany collapsed, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians fled toward Austria hoping to surrender to British forces rather than the advancing Yugoslav Partisans. Instead, many were returned to Yugoslavia, where they faced imprisonment, forced marches, and, for many, death without trial. This documentary explores the origins of these events by examining the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia, and the complex wartime struggle between the Wehrmacht, the Ustaše, the Slovene Home Guard, the Chetniks, and Tito's Partisans. It explains how years of occupation, collaboration, and resistance shaped the final days of the conflict and the decisions made by those attempting to escape the advancing communist forces. The film also examines the role of the British Army in Austria, the polit
Tags: World History, Bleiburg repatriations, German occupation of Yugoslavia, Axis powers, Ustaša, Yugoslav Partisans, Nazi collaborators, Ante Pavelić, Jasenovac, Chetniks, Josip Broz Tito, Second World War, Bleiburg 1945, General Charles Keightley, Field Marshal Harold Alexander, Milan Basta, Harold Macmillan, Yugoslavia 1945, Kočevski Rog, Huda Jama
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