Šakota ( sr-cyr, Шакота) is a Serbian and Croatian surname, derived from a nickname itself from the word ''šaka'', meaning "hand". On June 2, 1941, Franjo Sudar's

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian Fascism, fascist and ultranationalism, ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaš ...

attacked the Udrežnje village and killed 27 people of the

Vujadinović Vujadinović ( sr-cyr, Вујадиновић) is a Serbian surname, derived from the male given name '' Vujadin'', may refer to: *Đorđe Vujadinović, footballer and football manager *Maša Vujadinović, singer * Miroslav Vujadinović, Montenegr ...

, Vukosav, Draganić, Gambelić, Kljakić, Šipovac and Šakota families. On June 3/4, 1941,

massacred 130 to 180 ethnic Serbs in Korita, Bileća; the local Šakota were one of the victim families. On June 26/27, 1941, Ustaše drove away 130 Serbs of the families of Šakota, Šotra, Ćorluka and

Krulj Krulj ( sr-cyr, Круљ) is a Serbian surname. On June 26/27, 1941, Ustaše drove away 130 Serbs of the families of Šakota, Šotra, Ćorluka and Krulj from the villages of Trijebanj and Kozice. At least 45 individuals with the surname died a ...

from the villages of

Trijebanj Trijebanj is a village in the municipality of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the ...

and Kozice. 110 of these were killed, at Domanoviće, Bivolja Brda, Pileti and near Kukauš, and those who escaped death were those listed in a proclamation of general Lakse. 70 more locals were killed by the Ustaše on June 29/30. At least 64 individuals with the surname died at the

Jasenovac concentration camp Jasenovac () was a concentration camp, concentration and extermination camps, extermination camp established in the Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, village of the same name by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in I ...

. Several Šakota from

Herzegovina Herzegovina ( or ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hercegovina, separator=" / ", Херцеговина, ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It has never had strictly defined geogra ...

fought at the

Yugoslav Front World War II in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the country was swiftly conquered by Axis forces and partitioned between Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and their client regimes. Shortly after Germany attacked the US ...

(Dušan, Ilija, Jovo, Radovan, Slobodan, Sava, Vlado, and others). It may refer to: *

Dušan Šakota Dušan Šakota ( sr-cyr, Душан Шакота, el, Ντούσαν Σάκοτα ''Ntousan Sakota'', born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian-Greek former professional basketball player. He is 6'10 " (2.10 m) tall. He is a power forward, who possesses t ...

(born 1986), Serbian-born Greek professional basketball player, son of Dragan *

Dragan Šakota Dragan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шакота, Greek: Ντράγκαν Σάκοτα; born June 16, 1952) is a Serbian professional basketball coach, currently with LBa basketball club, Pallacanestro Reggiana. Playing career Šakota ...

(born 1952), Serbian professional basketball coach *Ilija Šakota, *Luka Šakota, Croatian runner (2013 European Athletics Junior Championships – Men's 100 metres) *Mirjana Šakota, Serbian writer *Slavko Šakota, *Slobodan Šakota, Yugoslav Partisan *Ranko Šakota, butcher in South Africa

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