On This Day
Historical events that occurred on this date throughout the centuries
4 recorded eventsOctober 1941 - Šabac hostage executions, 3,500-5,000 Serbs shot by the Germans (reprisal for Partisan attacks)
October 1941 - The Germans shoot 3,500-5,000 Serbian hostages in Šabac and its surroundings (reprisal for Partisan attacks). The "rule of 100 for 1" was applied - for every German soldier killed, 100…
Read articleŠabac - "City of Hostages" (a symbol of the hostage system in WW2), 3,500-5,000 Serbs shot as hostages (October 1941)
Šabac - the "City of Hostages" (a name given after WW2). October 1941: 3,500-5,000 residents of Šabac shot as hostages (reprisal for Partisan attacks). The hostage system = a war crime (reprisals aga…
Read articleMonument to the Fallen Fighters in Čačak
A memorial dedicated to the liberators of Čačak.
Read articleDinko Šakić - The Last Commander of Jasenovac
The last commander of Jasenovac (1944-1945). Fled to Argentina, extradited in 1998. Trial in Zagreb in 1999 - sentenced to 20 years. Died in prison in 2008.
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