Chronology of World War II
Friday, May 22
Stjepan Filipovic Hanged by the Fascists
Stjepan Filipovic, a Croatian Partisan during World War II, was hanged by the fascists. As the rope was put around his neck, Filipovic defiantly thrust his hands out and denounced the Germans and their Axis allies as murderers, shouting 'Death to fascism, freedom to the people!' He urged the Yugoslav people to resist and implored them to never cease resisting.