Mihailo Olcan
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Mihailo Olćan (1894 in Crepaja
, Austria-Hungary
– 1961 in Australia
) was a Serbian soldier and fascist politician.
He finished gymnasium in Novi Sad
and enrolled in medicine at the university in Pest. With the outbreak of World War I
Olćan he joined the Austro-Hungarian army. He was sent to the Eastern Front
where he eventually defected to the Russians.
He was one of the founders of the first fascist party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
, the Yugoslav National Movement ZBOR
. With the establishment of Nedić's Serbia
during World War II
, Olćan became part of its government, serving in the post of Minister of Economy from August 29, 1941 until November 7, 1942. With the state's eventual defeat, he escaped Yugoslavia to Australia
where he died in 1961.
Mihailo Olćan represented the hardline current in the ZBOR which advocated pure national socialism, including full-scale antisemitism, one of the few who openly supported the Final Solution and propagated Jewish conspiracy theories, including the Priorate of Scion Wisdom.
Crepaja
Crepaja is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,855 people .-Historical population:...
, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
– 1961 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) was a Serbian soldier and fascist politician.
He finished gymnasium in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
and enrolled in medicine at the university in Pest. With the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Olćan he joined the Austro-Hungarian army. He was sent to the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front. Despite the geographical separation, the events in the two theatres strongly influenced each other...
where he eventually defected to the Russians.
He was one of the founders of the first fascist party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
, the Yugoslav National Movement ZBOR
ZBOR
Yugoslav National Movement "Zbor" , commonly known simply as ZBOR, was a Yugoslav fascist and conservative nationalist movement formed in 1935 by Dimitrije Ljotić. ZBOR's ideology was a blend of Italian Fascism, Nazism, and Serbian Orthodox Christian fundamentalism...
. With the establishment of Nedić's Serbia
Nedic's Serbia
Serbia under German occupation refers to an administrative area in occupied Yugoslavia established by Nazi Germany following the invasion and dismantling of Yugoslavia in April of 1941...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Olćan became part of its government, serving in the post of Minister of Economy from August 29, 1941 until November 7, 1942. With the state's eventual defeat, he escaped Yugoslavia to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he died in 1961.
Mihailo Olćan represented the hardline current in the ZBOR which advocated pure national socialism, including full-scale antisemitism, one of the few who openly supported the Final Solution and propagated Jewish conspiracy theories, including the Priorate of Scion Wisdom.