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- ↑ 71st anniversary of Osijek prison massacre, Block for united pensioners, accessdate 25 October 2016 (in Croatian)
- ↑ City of Valpovo – memorial plaque opened as a sign of memory on Osijek prison massacre, accessdate 25 October 2016 (in Croatian)
- ↑ Communist crimes against Croats after World War II – Osijek prison massacre, accessdate 25 October 2016 (in Croatian)
- ↑ Memorial plaque for Osijek prison massacre, Glas Slavonije, accessdate 25 October 2016 (in Croatian)
- ↑ Memorial plaque on 71st anniversary of Osijekprisson massacre, HDZ (Osijek-Baranja county), accessdate 25 October 2016 (in Croatian)