Gata massacre
| Gata massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II in Yugoslavia | |
Destroyed village houses after the massacre | |
| Location | Gata, Croatia |
| Date | 1 October 1942 |
| Target | Croat civilians |
Attack type | War crime, ethnic cleansing, genocidal massacre |
| Deaths | 96 |
| Perpetrators | Dinara Chetnik Division assisted by Italian 12th Infantry Division Sassari |
The Gata massacre was the murder of 96 villagers in the Croatian village of Gata in 1942. The perpetrators of this massacre were members of Momčilo Đujić's Dinara Chetnik Division, under the leadership of Commander (vojvode) Mane Rokvić.