Why did the Ustase

[EagleAtHeart]

...persecute Serbs in WW2 but not Albanians or Bosnians?

[mysticism]

Because Serbs were their "pests", and we undermined (and still do) their national awakening (they took our language and many customs).

[Methmatician]

If you're referring to Bosniaks when you say "Bosnians" it's because we were Islamic Croats to them. The only Bosniaks that were persecuted by them were those who opposed them or helped Serbs. Communists mainly; those who supported or joined the Yugoslav Partisans.

[EagleAtHeart]

Because Serbs were their "pests", and we undermined (and still do) their national awakening (they took our language and many customs).

But you're two European Christian people surrounded by Gypsy's and Turks (Albanians/Bosnians) you would think you would be able to settle your differences.

[EagleAtHeart]

If you're referring to Bosniaks when you say "Bosnians" it's because we were Islamic Croats to them. The only Bosniaks that were persecuted by them were those who opposed them or helped Serbs. Communists mainly; those who supported or joined the Yugoslav Partisans.

Most Croats I know consider Bosniaks Turkified gypsies (not my words)

But if you can, link me to some more information and I will be willing to investigate.

I have zero interest in Albanians though.

[Sisak]

Ante Pavelić had been said Zagreb people and people from souronding area are tiny, anorexic and they are not country makers.

[Sisak]

Most Croats I know consider Bosniaks Turkified gypsies (not my words)

But if you can, link me to some more information and I will be willing to investigate.

I have zero interest in Albanians though.

many Bosnian Muslims looks like Slavs, for example Muhamed Filipovic.

[EagleAtHeart]

I think I read somewhere that Hitler was planning on invading the Middle East and he was going to use Bosniak/Albanian Muslims and that's the reason they were a protected class. I don't know if that's true or not.

[mysticism]

But you're two European Christen people surrounded by Gypsy's and Turks (Albanians/Bosnians) you would think you would be able to settle your differences.

Yes however our existence (back then) significantly threatened their identity and existence as a cohesive identity. Because we predate them, and made up about 20% of their territory/area.

Croats didn't live with as many Albs and Muslims as we did so they weren't an issue/threat to them.

[Sisak]

I think I read somewhere that Hitler was planning on invading the Middle East and he was going to use Bosniak/Albanian Muslims and that's the reason they were a protected class. I don't know if that's true or not.

i never heard about it