On This Day
Historical events that occurred on this date throughout the centuries
5 recorded eventsŠumarice - the Kragujevac Memorial Park
The largest monument to a massacre of civilians in occupied Europe - 7,000 shot in October 1941.
Read articleThe Kragujevac Execution Site - Šumarice Grove
Part of the Šumarice Memorial Park - the grove where schoolchildren were shot.
Read article21 October 1941 - Kragujevac Massacre, 2,778-7,000 Serbian civilians shot by the Germans
21 October 1941 - the Germans shoot 2,778-7,000 Serbian civilians in Kragujevac (reprisal for partisan attacks on German soldiers). Among the victims: gymnasium pupils (aged 11-18), factory workers,…
Read articleKragujevac gymnasium pupils 1941 - 300+ boys (aged 11-18) shot, the youngest victims of the massacre
21 October 1941 - the Germans shoot 300+ pupils of the Kragujevac gymnasium and primary schools (boys aged 11-18). The Germans arrested pupils straight from the classroom (Professor Miloje Pavlović p…
Read article"The Kragujevac October" – A Symbol of Serbian Suffering (Desanka Maksimović's poem, book, film, commemoration)
"The Kragujevac October" – a symbol of Serbian suffering in WWII (the massacre of 21 October 1941, when the Germans executed 2,778–7,000 Serbs). The poem "A Bloody Fairy Tale" (Desanka Maksimović, 19…
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