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Jure Francetić

1912 - 1942

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Jure Francetić (3 July 1912 – 27/28 December 1942) was a Croatian Ustaša Commissioner for the Bosnia and Herzegovina regions of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II, and commander of the 1st Ustaše Regiment of the Ustaše Militia, later known as the Black Legion. In both roles he was responsible for the massacre of Bosnian Serbs and Jews. A member of Ante Pavelić's inner circle, he was considered by many Ustaše as a possible successor to Pavelić as Poglavnik (leader) of the NDH. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jure Francetić has received more than 174,801 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jure Francetić is the 1,018th most popular military personnel, the 127th most popular biography from Croatia and the 8th most popular Croatian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jure Francetić ranks 1,018 out of 2,058. Before him are Ramón de Cardona, Fritz Klingenberg, George Dewey, Ernst-Günther Baade, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Yekaterina Budanova. After him are Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, Presian, Walter Krupinski, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, Clearchus of Sparta, and Semyon Kurkotkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Jure Francetić ranks 132. Before him are Gil Evans, Kathleen Ferrier, Fritz Klingenberg, Margaret Scriven, Martha Scott, and Josef Blösche. After him are Jean Françaix, Boris Kidrič, Kristina Söderbaum, Laurean Rugambwa, Günther Lützow, and Domingos da Guia. Among people deceased in 1942, Jure Francetić ranks 96. Before him are Karel Doorman, Rudolf Spielmann, Titus Brandsma, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Konstantin Balmont, and István Horthy. After him are Emma Calvé, Ahatanhel Krymsky, Lidia Zamenhof, Eusebio Ayala, Adolf Hühnlein, and Kiyoura Keigo.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Jure Francetić ranks 127 out of 700. Before him are Marko Krizin (1589), Bernard Vukas (1927), Nikola Jurišić (1490), Lovro von Matačić (1899), István Horthy (1904), and Vice Vukov (1936). After him are Leo Sternbach (1908), Mirko Jozić (1940), Alen Bokšić (1970), Ivo Lola Ribar (1916), Andrea Schiavone (1510), and Niccolò Tommaseo (1802).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Croatia

Among military personnels born in Croatia, Jure Francetić ranks 8. Before him are Svetozar Boroević (1856), Omar Pasha (1806), Ante Gotovina (1955), Viktor Pavičić (1898), Momčilo Đujić (1907), and Janko Bobetko (1919). After him are Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria (1888), Stjepan Sarkotić (1858), Mile Mrkšić (1947), Georg von Trapp (1880), Archduke Leo Karl of Austria (1893), and Maximilian Njegovan (1858).

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