Ante Vrban
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| Born | 15 January 1908 Pejakuša near Gospić, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 31 August 1948 (aged 40) Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance |  Independent State of Croatia Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Ustaše Militia Croatian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1941–45 |
| Commands held | Deputy commander of Stara Gradiška concentration camp |
Ante Vrban (15 January 1908 – 31 August 1948) was a Croatian major of the Ustaše Militia and later the Croatian Armed Forces of the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. He served as deputy commander of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp and was responsible for various atrocities committed there during the war. After the collapse of the Independent State of Croatia, he fled and sought refuge in Austria. In the summer of 1945, he returned to Yugoslavia with the intention of starting an anti-communist uprising. He was arrested by Yugoslav authorities and charged with war crimes. Vrban was found guilty on all counts and hanged in August 1948.
Biography
Vrban was born on 15 January 1908 in Pejakuša, near Gospić. Before World War II, he worked as a trading assistant.
After the formation of the
He arrived at the Stara Gradiška camp on 13 November 1941, and brought with him a group of captured Freemasons.[1] For some time he was the deputy commander of the camp which was commanded by Mile Orešković.[2] At the post-war trial, he admitted to poisoning 63 sick children with Zyklon B.[3]
He took part in the
In popular culture
In the 1983 four-part
References
- ^ a b JUSP Jasenovac. "JUSP Jasenovac - ANTE VRBAN". Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ Miletić 1986, p. 764.
- ^ Peršen 1966, p. 63.
- ^ Krizman 1986, p. 177.
- ^ Full Cast & Crew of Zamke
- ^ Full Cast & Crew of Dara of Jasenovac
Sources
- Miletić, Antun (1986). Koncentracioni logor Jasenovac 1941-1945: dokumenta. ISBN 9788676240340.
- Peršen, Mirko (1966). Ustaški logori. ISBN 9788634305470.
- Krizman, Bogdan (1986). Pavelić u bjekstvu. ISBN 9788634301397.