▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Ser bs , ▁Jews , ▁Gy ps ies , ▁and ▁diss ident ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Bos n ian ▁Muslim s . ▁Arch bishop ▁Alo ys ius ▁Ste pin ac ▁of ▁Zag reb ▁wel com ed ▁Cro at ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁but ▁subsequently ▁condem ned ▁Cro at ▁at roc ities ▁against ▁both ▁Ser bs ▁and ▁Jews , ▁and ▁involved ▁himself ▁in ▁personally ▁saving ▁Jews . ▁The ▁Pav eli ć ▁government ▁intended ▁to ▁rid ▁Cro atia ▁of ▁its ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Ser b ▁minor ity ▁in ▁three ▁ways : ▁for cible ▁conversion ▁( 1 / 3 ), ▁deport ation ▁( 1 / 3 ) ▁and ▁murder ▁( 1 / 3 ). ▁From ▁around ▁ 2 1 7 , 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁( although ▁the ▁exact ▁number ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁as certain ▁and ▁is ▁disput ed ▁by ▁different ▁sides ) ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁U sta š a , ▁both ▁in ▁mass ac res ▁and ▁at ▁concentration ▁cam ps , ▁most ▁inf am ously ▁the ▁one ▁at ▁Jas en ov ac . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁were ▁Ser bs , ▁but ▁Jews , ▁Roma ▁and ▁diss ident ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Bos n ian ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁also ▁target ed . ▁ ▁Independent ▁State ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁and ▁recognition ▁An te ▁Pav eli ć , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁U sta š a , ▁was ▁anti - Ser b ▁and ▁viewed ▁Catholic ism ▁as ▁an