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Section size for Bleiburg repatriations (25 sections)
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Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	6,032	6,032	626	626
Terminology	2,492	2,492	148	148
Background	14,847	14,847	1,402	1,402
End of the war	7,907	7,907	980	980
Axis retreat	7,766	12,578	1,075	1,706
Escape route to Klagenfurt-Viktring	2,284	2,284	320	320
Escape route to Bleiburg	2,528	2,528	311	311
Surrender at Bleiburg	7,104	7,104	826	826
Other Carinthian repatriations	4,342	4,342	430	430
Allied stance	8,013	8,013	840	840
March back	11,035	11,035	1,228	1,228
Coverage and aftermath	4,745	28,934	522	2,914
Investigations of mass graves	2,808	2,808	315	315
Number of victims	21,381	21,381	2,077	2,077
Legacy	549	30,369	51	2,381
Commemorations	6,474	20,685	361	1,278
Controversy	14,211	14,211	917	917
Historiography	7,155	7,155	912	912
In popular culture	1,434	1,434	140	140
Memorial sites	546	546	0	0
See also	284	284	0	0
Notes	23	23	0	0
Bibliography	16,469	16,469	0	0
Further reading	257	257	0	0
Primary sources	1,029	1,029	75	75
Total	151,715	151,715	13,556	13,556

"Remnants of Chetniks and Serb Civilians"

Latest comment: 28 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Since my edit was undone I'd like to start this talk specifically on this issue what sources point to the fact that Serb civilians or chetniks were present at Bleiburg, since as of me writing this all I've seen is estimates of Serbs that might have been there Ks441 (talk) 23:03, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Infoboxes are meant to summarise the content that's already available on the page. Thus, explicit references don't have to be used in the infobox, per the guideline: MOS:INFOBOXREF. Please check the main text and see if the statements align and if the sources are reliable. — Phazd (talk|contribs) 02:12, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

"Remnants of Chetniks and Serb Civilians"