Yugoslav prisoners in Nazi concentration camps

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Yugoslav prisoners, newly arrived at Mauthausen, are forced to line up against the Klagemauer ("wailing wall"). Bundesarchiv Bild 192-083, KZ Mauthausen, jugoslawische Haftlinge.jpg
Yugoslav prisoners, newly arrived at Mauthausen, are forced to line up against the Klagemauer ("wailing wall").

During World War II, tens of thousands of Yugoslav citizens were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps including more than 6,000 at Mauthausen [1] and 20,000 in Auschwitz. [2] At least 536 Yugoslav citizens were victims of Nazi human experimentation in the concentration camps. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mauthausen: Prisoners". encyclopedia.ushmm.org. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Why the Yugoslav Memorial Pavilion at Auschwitz Stands Empty". Balkan Insight. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Weindling, Paul; von Villiez, Anna; Loewenau, Aleksandra; Farron, Nichola (2016). "The victims of unethical human experiments and coerced research under National Socialism". Endeavour. 40 (1): 1–6. doi: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2015.10.005 . ISSN   0160-9327. PMC   4822534 . PMID   26749461.

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