Kragujevac massacre
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The Kragujevac massacre was the mass murder of between 2,778 and 2,794 mostly Serb men and boys in Kragujevac by German soldiers on 21 October 1941. It occurred in the German-occupied territory of Ser
German troops registering people from Kragujevac and its surrounding areas prior to their execution
Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel of the OKW issued Hitler's order regarding the ratio of hostages to be shot.
General der Gebirgstruppe Franz Böhme was furious when his orders to burn down Gornji Milanovac and take hostages were not carried out.
German public notification announcing the shooting of hostages, 21 October 1941
Šumarice Memorial Park
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October in Kragujevac Memorial Park, also known as Šumarice Memorial Park, is the site near Kragujevac, Serbia of the execution of an estimated 2,800 men and boys of the town by the German occupation
Kragujevac massacre
…executions for one soldier wounded was reduced by half in February 1943, and removed altogether later in the year. The massacre is commemorated by the October in Kragujevac Memorial Park and the co-located 21 October Museum, and has been the subject of several poems and feature films. The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated…
"Interrupted Flight" monument
21 October Museum
Eternal "Flame of Freedom"
"Pain and Defiance" monument