Ilija (district Banska Štiavnica) Historical background On November 22, 1944, the Germans captured 109 Gypsies, led them to Kremnička and killed them (19 men,… Continue reading “Ilija (district Banska Štiavnica)”…
Hanušovce nad Topľou Historical background The so-called pracovné útvary that existed in the Slovak Republic in the 1940s were temporary, summer formations of… Continue reading “Hanušovce nad Topľou”…
Dunajska Środa Historical background In 1945, in reaction to the approaching front of war, fascists and the so-called nyilašovci (Hungarian nationalists) killed… Continue reading “Dunajska Środa”…
Dúbravy (district Detva) Historical background On December 6, 1944, Germans arrested 15 Gypsies (men), who were shot and buried in the Jewish cemetery… Continue reading “Dúbravy (district Detva)”…
Dubnica nad Váhom Historical background There was a security camp in the fenced-off area of the armaments factory in which a mass crime… Continue reading “Dubnica nad Váhom”…
Čierny Balog – Jergovska dolina Historical background See: Čierny Balog – Vydrovo Description of commemoration A small memorial, unveiled in 1999. In the upper left-hand… Continue reading “Čierny Balog – Jergovska dolina”…
Čierny Balog – Vydrovo Historical background In November 1944, the Germans captured some Olas Roma from the village of Neresnice (today part of Zvolen)… Continue reading “Čierny Balog – Vydrovo”…
Čata Historical background Description of commemoration The Kopjafa made by the local sculptor Jan Oravc, erected in the area belonging… Continue reading “Čata”…
Bańska Bystrzyca – Sásová Historical background At the end of 1944, the Germans captured six Gypsies – Bučkovcov (from the Bučko family) from Sasowa… Continue reading “Bańska Bystrzyca – Sásová”…
Bańska Bystrzyca (MSNP) Słowacja Historical background The Slovak National Uprising lasted from August 29, 1944 to October 28, 1944 and was a way of… Continue reading “Bańska Bystrzyca (MSNP) Słowacja”…
Kragujevac (muzeum) Logor Crveni Krst zob. Historical background The general commandant of Serbia, Franz Böhme, as part of the German ordinance… Continue reading “Kragujevac (muzeum)”…