Jadovno concentration camp
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Jadovno concentration camp was an early World War II extermination site run by the Ustaše regime in the Independent State of Croatia, where tens of thousands of Serbs, Jews, and others were brutally murdered.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concentration camp
ⓘ
extermination site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ustaše Surveillance Service (UNS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | dismantled after Italian takeover in 1941 ⓘ |
| closedBy | Italian military authorities ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 44.6°N 15.3°E ⓘ |
| country | Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-08 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureNearby |
Velebit mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
karst pits and ravines ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionAsCampSystem | Gospić–Jadovno–Pag camp complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Croatian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lika region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern-day Croatia ⓘ near Gospić ⓘ |
| memorialization |
annual remembrance events for victims
ⓘ
commemorative sites in modern Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jadovno area on Velebit mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the earliest extermination sites in World War II Europe
ⓘ
victims were often killed and thrown into karst pits ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsEstimate |
approximately 10,000–40,000
ⓘ
tens of thousands ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ustaše NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | summer 1941 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ustaše concentration camp system ⓘ genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia ⓘ persecution of Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Ustaše authorities of the Independent State of Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ustaše militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | Italian occupation of the area in 1941 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Holocaust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-06 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
Jasenovac concentration camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pag concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ethnic persecution
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ mass murder ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-fascists ⓘ political opponents of the Ustaše ⓘ |
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