The Bubanj Memorial Park near Niš
One of the largest execution sites in occupied Serbia — more than 10,000 people were shot here.
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Documented testimonies of events that shape our memory
283 documented events in the archiveThe Crveni Krst Camp (Red Cross Camp) in Niš
A German concentration camp in Niš through which more than 30,000 prisoners passed.
Read articleThe Banja Luka Schoolchildren Memorial 1942
A memorial plaque to the schoolchildren shot for resisting the occupier.
Read articleDraginac Memorial near Lučani
The site of an atrocity where the Germans burned down the school with the children inside and torched the village.
Read articleThe Čurug Killing Site near Žabalj
A site of mass executions during the Hungarian occupation of Bačka.
Read articleMemorial to the Victims of the Raid in Novi Bečej
A memorial to the victims of the Hungarian raids of 1942.
Read articleThe Jabučki rit Execution Site near Pančevo
An execution site where Hungarian fascists shot more than 4,000 people.
Read articleThe Jabuka Execution Site near Pančevo
Site of mass executions during the Hungarian occupation.
Read articleSenta Memorial — Victims of the Raid
A memorial park to the victims of the Hungarian raids in Senta.
Read articleMonument to the Victims of the 1942 Raid in Novi Sad
A memorial to the victims of the horrific raid carried out by the Hungarian fascists in 1942.
Read article21–23 January 1942 – the Novi Sad raid, 1,246–4,000 Serbs and Jews executed by the Hungarians, bodies thrown into the Danube
21–23 January 1942 – the Hungarians carry out a raid in Novi Sad and 13 surrounding towns (Vojvodina). 1,246–4,000 Serbs, Jews and Roma executed (3 days). Bodies thrown into the Danube through a hole in the ice (many bodies never found). Reason: "cleansing Vojvodina of Serbs and Jews" – ethnic cleansing. The Hungarian army (honvéds) carried out the crime (with German support). The most terrible crime in Vojvodina during WWII.
Read articleThe Danube as a grave – the hole in the ice, Novi Sad 1942, bodies of Serbs and Jews thrown into the Danube (many never found)
21–23 January 1942 – the Hungarians throw the bodies of executed Serbs and Jews into the Danube (through a hole in the ice). The Danube frozen, –15°C. The hole about 5 metres in diameter. 1,000–2,000 bodies thrown in (carried away by the current). Spring 1942: the ice melts – some bodies surface, but most vanished forever. The Danube became a grave – many families never found their own. A fisherman: "For months afterwards, we kept finding bodies."
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