- Source: Leva Supoderica
Leva Supoderica (Serbian Cyrillic: Лева Суподерица) was a Serbian paramilitary unit and Party militia formed in 1991, originally under the wing of the Serbian Radical Party. the unit was incorporated into the 1st Guards Mechanised Brigade of the Yugoslav People's Army. Leva Supoderica was active in Croatia, commanded by the war criminal Milan "Kameni" Lančužanin during the Battle of Vukovar in the aftermath of the battle, Leva Supoderica were one of many perpetrators in the Vukovar massacre, the unit also guarded the Ovčara camp.
War crimes
In 2017, a couple of members of the Leva Supoderica unit were convicted for the deaths of more than 200 Croatian civilians at the Ovčara camp.
The Leva Supoderica unit along with the Vukovar Territorial Defense (TO) tortured around 20 Croatian prisoners that had been sent to the Ovčara camp. Once the Yugoslav People’s Army withdrew to relieve the besieged barracks and other reasons, the Leva Supoderica unit and the Vukovar TO detained the Croatian prisoners and led them to a mass grave, where 10-20 were killed between 20 and 21 November 1991.
See also
White Eagles
Vojislav Šešelj
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pembantaian Vukovar
- Leva Supoderica
- Vukovar massacre
- Ovčara camp
- List of Serbian paramilitary formations
