Franciscan priest and enthusiastic commandant at Jasenovac. Known to inmates as Fra Sotona (Brother Devil) for his monstrous cruelty against inmates. Ordained in 1939 and served mass at Petricevac (near Banja Luka) until the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia in 1941. From January 1942 he was a military chaplain, and was accused of taking part in terrible atrocities against the Serbian population. A German court singled him out for prosecution as part of a general attempt to halt the bloodletting in the NDH. Filipovic did not deny that the atrocities had happened, but claimed he took no part, and failed to act against the perpetrators owing to military solidarity. Removed from his post, he was appointed commandant of Jasenovac through the offices of Vjekoslav "Maks" Luburic. Captured by Communists after the war, summarily tried and executed.

Book Excerpt: Jasenovac Survivor on Fra Miroslav Filipovic-Majstorovic
An Interview with Nikola Nikolic on the Ustasha priest, Fra Miroslav Filipovic-Majstorovic

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
"...former priest Miroslav Filipovic-Majstorovic, who killed scores of prisoners with his own hands"

Article: A Vow of Silence
March 30, 1998: "Did Gold Stolen by Croatian Fascists Reach the Vatican?"

 

Crimes in the Jasenovac Camp
A new translation of the official state report on the largest concentration camp in Southeast Europe, including statements from the handful of inmates who survived Jasenovac

Timeline: The Independent State of Croatia
Overview of the Independent State of Croatia, 1941-1945

 

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