ABSTRACT
In general, the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from Geneva during World War II, especially in international scientific circles, is still a major controversy. Controversies over the work of the organization are especially related to the connection among the ICRC and the Third Reich and its allied or satellite states. Based on the original archival sources, published sources, and literature, the author points out some aspects of the work of the ICRC from Geneva regarding camp issues in the territory of the Independent State of Croatia (ISC), especially regarding the concentration camp of Jasenovac. Emphasis is placed on the ICRC’s work in wartime circumstances, in relation to attempts to provide and deliver assistance to detainees who did not have any institutional protection at the time. These efforts were strengthened following the designation of Julius Schmidlin Jr. as a permanent representative of the ICRC in Zagreb (1943). According to the main topic of this collection of papers, that is, controversies, manipulations, and historical revisionism, the chapter points out some aspects related to all these topics, but primarily to the controversies and manipulations related to the concentration camp of Jasenovac.
