HU OSA 350-1-1:44/1

Heather Felsinger: Program on Civilian Casualties in Vukovar [3/5]

Heather Felsinger: Civilne žrtve u Vukovaru [3/5]

Item

Moving Image

Serbian (Original)

Part 3

Not Restricted

propaganda film

The tape begins with a narrator proclaiming that the "one-and-a-half-year rule of HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) over Vukovar resulted in horrific terror, such as: hundreds of dead, wounded, and maimed civilians; many destroyed families, resettled and humiliated citizens; thousands of elderly, women, and children in refuge; cruel crimes; [HDZ's] bestial free reign; countless human tragedies; destruction, and despair." The rule of the HDZ has brought on the tragic destruction of Vukovar. The narrator also provides a chronology of HDZ rule and violence in Vukovar. Footage from November 15, 5, 21, 18, 19, and 22, 1991, is featured. Croatian soldiers are shown. Images of dead civilians, many of whom are disfigured, are displayed with somber classical music in the background. Certain streets and civilian houses identified. Statements by civilians and soldiers featured (they testify about the gruesome crimes of the Ustasha forces; no one is identified). Gruesome crimes against hundreds of Serb civilians, including young children, and members of the Yugoslav army, are enumerated over footage of dead bodies in the streets of what is presumably Vukovar. Footage from Radio Television Belgrade (RTB) featured at 00:13:00. Branimir Aleksandric of the Medical Faculty in Belgrade testifies about the nature of the injuries inflicted on Vukovar's Serb civilians, most of whom were murdered. Jovan Stepanovic, a JNA soldier, is interviewed amidst the rubble and destroyed houses in Vukovar. Novi Sad footage (00:16:15) of the Center for Identificaton, Vukovar. Interview with a civilian with regards to forensic investigation. (00:16:40) Dr. Zoran Stankovic, a forensic medicine specialist, is featured. Graphic images of naked, dead bodies shown as Stankovic describes the origin of their injuries. (00:20:00) Member of the Council of National Guard (ZNG): on-camera statement of his experiences in Vukovar. (0:21:00) Croatian soldiers shown surrendering their weapons.