List of Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials in Serbia

This is a list of monuments and memorials dedicated to the National Liberation Movement, its fighters and its victims in the World War II in Yugoslavia, built on the territory of the present day Serbia, including those in the autonomous provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.

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

History edit

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, Nebojša Delja, Gradimir Medaković. After Tito's death, a small number were 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.

List edit

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.
  Popina Memorial Štulac, Vrnjačka Banja Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović.
  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
  Memorial plaque to Partisan fighters and the beginning of antifascist resistance in South Serbia Čukljenik
  Monument to fallen fighters. Adaševci
  Monument to fallen fighters. Batrovci
  Monument to fallen fighters. Bačinci
  Monument to fallen fighters. Bikić Do
  Monument to fallen fighters and victims of Fascism. Šid
  Memorial plaque to Miladin Zorić-Garača. Šid
  Monument to fallen fighters. Bingula
  Memorial Park of the Revolution. Leskovac Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović.
  Monument to fallen fighters. Drenovac
  World War II monument. Martinci
  World War II monument. Čalma
  World War II monument. Salaš Noćajski
  World War II monument. Radenković
  World War II monument. Ravnje
  World War II monument. Noćaj
  World War II monument. Ležimir
  World War II monument. Laćarak
  World War II monument. Kuzmin
  World War II monument. Jarak
  World War II monument. Zasavica I
  World War II monument. Divoš
  World War II monument. Grgurevci
  World War II monument. Veliki Radinci
  World War II monument. Bačka Palanka
  World War II monument. Tovariševo
  World War II monument. Neštin
  World War II monument. Čelarevo
  World War II monument. Bačko Novo Selo
  World War II monument. Sviloš
  World War II monument. Rakovac
  World War II monument. Grabovo
  World War II monument. Čerević
  World War II monument. Surduk
  World War II monument. Stari Banovci
  World War II monument. Novi Banovci
  World War II monument. Belegiš
  World War II monument. Stejanovci
  World War II monument. Platičevo
  World War II monument. Kraljevci
  World War II monument. Buđanovci
  World War II monument. Pećinci
  World War II monument. Subotište
  World War II monument. Sremski Mihaljevci
  World War II monument. Karlovčić
  World War II monument. Jazak
  World War II monument. Jazak
  World War II monument. Vrdnik
  World War II monument. Čortanovci
  World War II monument. Krčedin
  World War II monument. Beška
  World War II monument. Apatin
  World War II monument. Kula
  World War II monument. Sivac
  World War II monument. Ruski Krstur
  World War II monument. Lalić
  World War II monument. Čenej
  World War II monument. Futog
  World War II monument. Veternik
  World War II monument. Kisač
  World War II monument. Begeč
  World War II monument. Bački Petrovac
  World War II monument. Gložan
  World War II monument. Bečej
  World War II monument. Bečej
  World War II monument. Bačko Gradište
  World War II monument. Bačko Gradište
  World War II monument. Sremski Karlovci
  World War II monument. Titel
  World War II monument. Vrbas
  World War II monument. Vrbas
  World War II monument. Vrbas

See also edit

References edit

  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