Maja Buždon was born on August 15, 1923 in the village of Praputnjak, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Her mother Božica died of tuberculosis in April 1930 and Maja and her two brothers were raised by their maternal grandmother. The family lived in severe poverty and Maja, who was described as an extremely quiet and withdrawn child, only finished a four-year regional elementary school. She then worked as a seamstress in Zagreb, and after the outbreak of the Second World War and the German conquest of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she joined the Ustaša movement. As Germany and its Axis allies invaded and dismembered Yugoslavia, the Germans and the Italians endorsed the proclamation of the so-called Independent State of Croatia by the fanatically nationalist, fascist, separatist, and terrorist Ustaša organization on April 10, 1941. Join World History channel and get access to benefits: Disclaimer: All opinions and comments below are from members of the public and do not reflect the views of World History channel. We do not accept promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes such as: race, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation. World History has right to review the comments and delete them if they are deemed inappropriate. ► CLICK the SUBSCRIBE button for more interesting clips: #worldhistory #worldwar2videos #ww2
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