Pag island memorial cross restored by volunteers

Two men, one from Belgrade and one from Banja Luka, have restored a wooden Orthodox cross located above the Malin bay on the island of Pag. The cross serves as a memorial to Serbian victims of Ustaše crimes during World War II.

The restoration work was documented by the association Jadovno 1941. from Banja Luka. The men explained that the cross had been damaged by exposure to salt and the bura wind. They noted that their work is entirely voluntary, covering only costs without receiving any salary.

The association is calling for public donations to help maintain this cross and nine others previously installed, as well as to fund the placement of new memorials. The island of Pag hosted the Slana and Metajna death camps during the war, which were part of the Gospić-Jadovno-Pag camp system where Serbs, Jews, and opponents of the Ustaše regime were imprisoned and killed.