The largest monument to a massacre of civilians in occupied Europe - 7,000 shot in October 1941.
Šumarice is the place where, on 21 October 1941, the Germans shot around 7,000 civilians, including pupils of the Kragujevac grammar school.
Reprisal
As a reprisal for an attack on German soldiers, the occupiers shot all the men and boys they found in the town. Among the victims were pupils and teachers of the entire grammar school.
The memorial park
Today Šumarice is a memorial park with numerous monuments: the Monument to the Executed Pupils and Teachers (the V-shaped form), One Hundred for One, the Fifth Grammar School...
21 October
The day of remembrance of the Kragujevac massacre is commemorated every year.
Sources
Vojnoistorijski institut
Memorijalni muzej Kragujevac
Nemački vojni dokumenti
Memorijalni muzej Kragujevac
Nemački vojni dokumenti
Location
Memorijalni park Šumarice
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