Wars and Suffering

Events from the periods of war and the suffering of the Serbian people

63 articles

Zasavica Memorial Park - Memorial to the victims of the shootings in Šabac (3,254 names), on the site where the Germans shot hostages

Zasavica Memorial Park (near Šabac) - a memorial to the victims of the shootings (October 1941). On the site where the Germans shot Serbian hostages. Opened in 1981. A memorial plaque with 3,254 names of victims. The monument "The Hostage" (Nebojša Mitrić, 1981). Mass graves discovered in the 1960s (2,000+ bodies exhumed). Every year (5 October) - a commemoration: the citizens of Šabac come, lay flowers, and read the names.

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The "Štrand" Memorial Park, Novi Sad – a memorial to the victims of the Novi Sad raid (1,246 names), on the spot where the hole in the ice once was

The "Štrand" Memorial Park, Novi Sad – a memorial to the victims of the Novi Sad raid (21–23 January 1942). On the spot where the hole in the ice once was (the Danube). Opened in 1971. Monuments: a memorial plaque with the 1,246 names of the victims (Serbs, Jews, Roma), the monument "The Family" (Jovan Soldatović, 1971). Every year (23 January) – commemoration: citizens come, lay flowers, read the names, a minute of silence. A symbol: "To the Danube – the grave of our own."

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Kraljevo Memorial Complex - Memorial to the Victims of the Massacre (16-20 October 1941), 1,736 Names Documented

Kraljevo Memorial Complex - a memorial to the victims of the massacre (16-20 October 1941). Opened 1961. 2 hectares. Monuments: memorial ossuary (1,736 victims' names inscribed), monument "To the Defenders of Kraljevo", memorial church. Every year (16 October) - commemoration: citizens come, lay flowers, read the names, a minute of silence. A symbol of Serbian suffering in WW2.

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Šumarice – Kragujevac Memorial Park (2,778 names of victims of the 21 October 1941 massacre, memorial)

Šumarice – Memorial Park in Kragujevac (memorial to the victims of the 21 October 1941 massacre). Opened in 1953. 352 hectares. Monuments: Monument to the Executed Pupils (1963, Antun Augustinčić), "V-3" (three fists), "The Kragujevac October" (100 figures). 2,778 victims' names engraved on the monuments. Every year (21 October) – commemoration: citizens come, lay flowers, a minute of silence. A symbol of Serbian suffering in WWII. UNESCO – proposed for World Heritage status.

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Hungarian responsibility 1943 – the trial of the officers of the Novi Sad raid, 4 executed (but many fled), partial impunity

1943 – the Hungarian government (under public pressure) tries the officers responsible for the Novi Sad raid (21–23 January 1942). 16 officers indicted. 4 executed (May 1943). BUT: 12 officers fled to Germany (never extradited). General Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner (the chief culprit) – fled to Germany, committed suicide in 1946. Partial impunity – most of the officers never answered for it.

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