Jastrebarsko Children's Camp
An Ustaše camp for Serbian children in which more than 1,000 children perished — the youngest victims of the genocide in the NDH.
Read articleWars and Suffering
Events from the periods of war and the suffering of the Serbian people
63 articlesThe Bubanj Memorial Park near Niš
One of the largest execution sites in occupied Serbia — more than 10,000 people were shot here.
Read articleThe Crveni Krst Camp (Red Cross Camp) in Niš
A German concentration camp in Niš through which more than 30,000 prisoners passed.
Read articleDraginac Memorial near Lučani
The site of an atrocity where the Germans burned down the school with the children inside and torched the village.
Read articleThe Čurug Killing Site near Žabalj
A site of mass executions during the Hungarian occupation of Bačka.
Read articleThe Jabučki rit Execution Site near Pančevo
An execution site where Hungarian fascists shot more than 4,000 people.
Read articleThe Jabuka Execution Site near Pančevo
Site of mass executions during the Hungarian occupation.
Read articleMonument to the Victims of the 1942 Raid in Novi Sad
A memorial to the victims of the horrific raid carried out by the Hungarian fascists in 1942.
Read article21–23 January 1942 – the Novi Sad raid, 1,246–4,000 Serbs and Jews executed by the Hungarians, bodies thrown into the Danube
21–23 January 1942 – the Hungarians carry out a raid in Novi Sad and 13 surrounding towns (Vojvodina). 1,246–4,000 Serbs, Jews and Roma executed (3 days). Bodies thrown into the Danube through a hole in the ice (many bodies never found). Reason: "cleansing Vojvodina of Serbs and Jews" – ethnic cleansing. The Hungarian army (honvéds) carried out the crime (with German support). The most terrible crime in Vojvodina during WWII.
Read articleThe Danube as a grave – the hole in the ice, Novi Sad 1942, bodies of Serbs and Jews thrown into the Danube (many never found)
21–23 January 1942 – the Hungarians throw the bodies of executed Serbs and Jews into the Danube (through a hole in the ice). The Danube frozen, –15°C. The hole about 5 metres in diameter. 1,000–2,000 bodies thrown in (carried away by the current). Spring 1942: the ice melts – some bodies surface, but most vanished forever. The Danube became a grave – many families never found their own. A fisherman: "For months afterwards, we kept finding bodies."
Read articleThe Jews of Novi Sad 1942 – 700–1,000 Jews executed in the Novi Sad raid, the Great Synagogue empty afterwards
21–23 January 1942 – the Hungarians execute 700–1,000 Jews in the Novi Sad raid (alongside 800–2,500 Serbs). Jews made up 30–40% of all victims. The Hungarians arrested Jews directly from synagogues and homes. The entire Jewish community of Novi Sad was destroyed. The Great Synagogue (1909) – empty after the raid. Before the raid: 4,000+ Jews in Novi Sad. Afterwards: ~2,000 survived (many fled). 1944: The survivors deported to Auschwitz. Today: ~300 Jews in Novi Sad (out of 4,000 before WWII).
Read articleStara Gradiška Camp
One of the deadliest camps in the Jasenovac system, primarily for women and children.
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