Historian Says Maribor Mass Grave Definitely One of Biggest

Ljubljana, 9 August - A historian heading the probing work at a mass grave near Slovenia's second-largest city, Maribor, confirmed reports that it was one of the biggest if not the biggest post-World War II mass grave in Slovenia. According to Mitja Ferenc, 15,000 bodies is probably a conservative estimate.

Maribor Zelimir Kuzatko, head of a Croatian group studying the fate of Croatians who were killed in the Bleiburg massacre after the end of WWII, at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor. Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor
Zelimir Kuzatko, head of a Croatian group studying the fate of Croatians who were killed in the Bleiburg massacre after the end of WWII, at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor Zelimir Kuzatko, head of a Croatian group studying the fate of Croatians who were killed in the Bleiburg massacre after the end of WWII, at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor. Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor
Zelimir Kuzatko, head of a Croatian group studying the fate of Croatians who were killed in the Bleiburg massacre after the end of WWII, at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor Historian and the head of the team studying concealed mass graves in Slovenia Mitja Ferenc standing at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor. Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor
Historian and the head of the team studying concealed mass graves in Slovenia Mitja Ferenc standing at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor Historian and the head of the team studying concealed mass graves in Slovenia Mitja Ferenc standing at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor. Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

Maribor
Historian and the head of the team studying concealed mass graves in Slovenia Mitja Ferenc standing at the mass grave at Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

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