Baranja 1941-1945

After the Axis attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941, Baranja was annexed by Hungary (Horthy's regime), along with Bačka, Međimurje and Prekmurje. The area was annexed to Hungary under the name "Southern Territories" (Délvidék). The book deals in detail with the political, social and military conditions under Hungarian occupation.

The author describes the policy of Magyarization, the repression of the Serbian, Jewish and Croatian population, mass murders and internments, as well as the economic exploitation of the area. Special attention is paid to the development of anti-fascist resistance, the activities of partisan units in the Baranja region, cooperation with liberation movements in Slavonia and Vojvodina and the final liberation in the autumn of 1944 and early 1945 (Battle of Batina, etc.).

The book is based on archival materials, party documents and testimonies, and is written in the spirit of Yugoslav socialist historiography — with an emphasis on the class struggle and heroism of the national liberation movement. Despite its ideological framework, it remains an important and fundamental work on the war history of Baranja because it fills a large gap in regional historiography.