1943

The Veliki Šiljegovac Memorial Park near Prokuplje

A killing site where the Ustaše and Bulgarian occupiers murdered more than 400 civilians.

In the village of Veliki Šiljegovac near Prokuplje, a massacre of the civilian population was carried out in 1943.

The crime

In reprisal, the Bulgarian army and the Ustaše murdered more than 400 civilians - men, women, children and the elderly.

Memorial

A monument and a memorial park bearing the names of all the victims have been erected.

Sources

Muzej žrtava genocida
Istraživanje Prokuplje

Location

Memorijalni park Veliki Šiljegovac

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