List of Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in Serbia

List of World War II monuments and memorials in Serbia represent monuments and memorials build on the territory of the present day Serbia.

History

The Yugoslav authorities established several memorial sites between 1945 and 1960, though widespread building started after the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito commissioned several memorial sites and monuments in the 1960s and 70s dedicated to World War II battle, and concentration camp sites. They were designed by notable sculptors, including Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakić, Miodrag Živković, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, and architects, including Bogdan Bogdanović, Gradimir Medaković. After Tito's death, a small number was built, and the monuments were popular visitor attractions in the 1980s as patriotic sites, and since the Yugoslav Wars and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the sites are abandoned and have lost their importance.

This list does not include busts or other statues of individuals (see bottom).

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Image Name Location Coordinates Notes
Kadinjača Memorial Kadinjača,
Užice		 43°54′43″N 19°44′32″E / 43.91194°N 19.74222°E / 43.91194; 19.74222 Commemoration of the Battle of Kadinjača on 29 November 1941. Designed by Miodrag Živković and Aleksandar Đokić. The entire memorial complex was officially opened by President Josip Broz Tito on 23 September 1979.
Memorial Park Peace Hill Gornji Milanovac
Memorial cemetery in Belgrade Belgrade
Memorial cemetery in Sremska Mitrovica Sremska Mitrovica Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović.
Tomb of People's Heroes, Belgrade Belgrade
Slobodište Kruševac Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović.
Šumarice Memorial Park Kragujevac Memorial to Kragujevac massacre. The focal sculpture was designed by Miodrag Živković.
Monument to Kosmaj Partisan Detachment Belgrade Dedicated to the "Kosmaj Partisan detachment" of World War II. One of two monuments on top of Kosmaj mountain (the other is dedicated to World War I fallen Serbian soldiers).
Shrine to the fallen freedom fighters Vlasotince By Bogdan Bogdanović, 1975.
Kosovska Mitrovica Monument Kosovska Mitrovica By Bogdan Bogdanović, 1973. Dedicated to the Serb and Albanian Partisans of World War II.
Monument "Three fists" Niš Designed by Ivan Sabolić; built in 1963. Dedicated to victims of fascism killed at Bubanj plateau near Niš between 1941 and 1944.
Monument to fallen fighters Priština,
Kosovo		 Designed by Miodrag Živković; built in 1961.[1]
Memorial to the Battle of Prijepolje Prijepolje Designed by Lojze Dolinar, built in 1953.[2] Dedicated to fallen Yugoslav partisans in the battle of Prijepolje in 1943.
Monument to fallen fighters Prokuplje
Memorial Park of Struggle and Victory Čačak Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović, 1976-1980. Dedicated to 4,650 fallen partisan fighters and victims of fascism from Čačak killed during World War II.
Monument to victims of fascism Jajinci Designed by Stevan Bodnarov, built in 1951. Dedicated to the prisoners of Sajmište concentration camp, who were executed by Germans at this location.
Monument to hanged patriots Beograd Built at Terazije square, where German soldiers hanged a group of antifascists in August 1941.
Monument “Freedom” Iriški Venac Designed by Sreten Stojanović, built in 1961.[3]
Monument to victims of fascism Novi Sad Designed by Jovan Soldatović, built in 1971. Dedicated to victims of fascism killed by Hungarian fascists in 1942 raid in southern Bačka.
Black Ćuprija Žabalj Designed by Jovan Soldatović. Dedicated to victims of fascism killed by Hungarian fascists in 1942 raid in southern Bačka.
Monument to fallen fighters Sićevo
Monument to Syrmian front Šid
Monument to fallen fighters Beočin
Monument to fallen fighters Bajina Bašta
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism Jabukovac, near Negotin
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism Tovariševo
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism Stara Moravica
Monument to fallen fighters Rakovac
Monument to fallen fighters Bosut
Monument to fallen fighters Futog
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism Jabuka
Monument to fallen fighters Kać
Monument to fallen fighters Velika Greda
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism Ruma
Monument to fallen fighters Sremska Kamenica
Monument to fallen fighters Stara Pazova
Monument to Freedom Temerin Dedicated to fallen fighters.
Monument to fallen fighters Šušara
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism Banatsko Karađorđevo
Monument to Serbian and Albanian fallen fighters Pristina,
Kosovo
Monument to fallen fighters Kuršumlija
Monument to fallen fighters Ledinci
Monument to fallen fighters Ljig
Monument to fallen fighters Kosmaj Built at the place where the fighters of Kosmaj Partisan detachment attacked a group of Chetnik soldiers on 27 October 1943. Dedicated to the Partisan fighters killed during the battle.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Revolucionarno kiparstvo", Zagreb: Spektar, 1977, p. 159-160
  2. ↑ "Revolucionarno kiparstvo", Zagreb: Spektar, 1977, p. 80
  3. ↑ "Revolucionarno kiparstvo", Zagreb: Spektar, 1977, p. 83
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