Milja Zečević

Witness information

First and Last Name: Milja Zečević

Date of Birth: 14.01.1931.

Pre-war place of residence: Bosanski Brod

Relation to the victim: Mother and wife

Location of recording: Brod

Victim Information:

First and Last Name: Jovo (Vaso) Zečević

Date of Birth: 20.06.1920

Place of Birth: Bosanski Brod

Date of Death: 26.03.1992

Location of Death: Sijekovac

Relationship to the witness: Husband

Status: Civilian victim of war

First and Last Name: Milan (Jovo) Zečević

Date of Birth: 04.03.1950

Place of Birth: Bosanski Brod

Date of Death: 26.03.1992

Location of Death: Sijekovac

Relationship to the witness: Son

Status: VRS soldier

First and Last Name: Vaso (Jovo) Zečević

Date of Birth: 18.07.1958

Place of Birth: Bosanski Brod

Date of Death: 26.03.1992

Location of Death: Sijekovac

Relationship to the witness: Son

Status: VRS soldier

First and Last Name: Petar (Jovo) Zečević

Date of Birth: 16.03.1953

Place of Birth: Bosanski Brod

Date of Death: 26.03.1992

Location of Death: Sijekovac

Relationship to the witness: Son

Status: Civilian victim of war

Historical context:

The war of secession was deliberately transferred from the territory of the former Socialist Republic of Croatia to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thus, the first mass crimes against members of the Serbian people were committed by Croatian units in the border areas of BiH. The Sijekovac massacre – the first mass crime…
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