Kragujevac October Memorial park (Kragujevac)

Serbia and Montenegro / Central Serbia / Kragujevac
 park, Second World War 1939-1945, war memorial
Kragujevac October Memorial park (Serbian: Спомен Парк Крагујевачки Октобар) is the site near Kragujevac, Serbia of the execution of an estimated 7,000 residents of the town by the German occupation forces on October 20, 1941, during World War II. The Museum of Genocide is located at the site of the massacre.

There are several monuments in the park: the monument to killed schoolchildren and their teachers (the "Broken Wing" monument), the monument of pain and defiance, the monument "One hundred for one", the monument resistance and freedom, the monument to shoe cleaners are some of the well known.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šumarice_Memorial_Park
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Coordinates:   44°1'19"N   20°53'6"E
This article was last modified 15 years ago