1942

The Bubanj Memorial Park near Niš

One of the largest execution sites in occupied Serbia — more than 10,000 people were shot here.

Bubanj is a strategic hill near Niš that became one of the largest execution sites during the Second World War.

The Crimes

Here the Germans and their collaborators shot between 10,000 and 12,000 people — communists, patriots, hostages, Jews and Roma.

The Memorial Complex

The monumental "Three Fists" monument was erected in 1963, the work of the architect Ivan Negrisoli and the sculptor Antun Augustinčić.

Sources

Vojnoistorijski institut
Memorial Bubanj dokumentacija

Location

Memorijalni park Bubanj

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