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Sisak commemoration honors children killed in WWII-era camps

Sisak children's camp commemoration World War II Serbian National Council historical revisionism

The Serbian National Council (SNV) organized a commemoration in Diana Budisavljević Park in Sisak to honor children who died in the wartime camp system of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in 1942. The event included a memorial service for the youngest victims.

Historian Mario Šimunković stated that the suffering of children in Sisak was a direct consequence of the NDH regime's policies, which involved the persecution and mass killing of Serbs, Jews, and Roma. He noted that children were kept in facilities lacking basic living conditions, suffering from hunger, cold, and disease. Historical documents cited by Šimunković record 1,152 deaths among the children held there.

Some perspectives presented at the event challenged historical revisionism. While organizers and historians described the site as a camp where children were victims of state policy, other historical research, such as that by Vlatka Vukelić, characterizes the facility as a children's shelter or reception center. Vukelić argues there is no documented evidence of organized killing or torture, attributing the high mortality rate to catastrophic wartime and epidemiological conditions rather than intentional extermination.

Entities

Diana Budisavljević · Diane Budisavljević · Independent State of Croatia · Mario Šimunković · Miloš Ković · Nezavisna Država Hrvatska · Serbian National Council · Sisak · Srpsko narodno vijeće

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Historian Miloš Ković stated that Serbian children were victims of concentration camps in the 20th century. www.argumenti.rs
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The children's camp in Sisak operated from August 1942 to January 1943. www.24sata.hr · www.telegram.hr
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The Serbian National Council (SNV) organized a memorial gathering in Sisak for war orphans. www.24sata.hr · www.telegram.hr
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Records from the NDH period list 1,152 deceased children. www.24sata.hr · www.telegram.hr
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Miloš Ković noted that special camps for children existed in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during WWII. www.argumenti.rs

Sources

Parastos za djecu stradalu u Sisku: Kroz logor prošlo više od 5. 600 djece [www.bl-portal.com]
Сисак: Служен парастос дјеци страдалој у усташком логору [ssr.org.rs]
Ković: Srpska djeca su u 20. vijeku zatvarana u logore da bi se uništio čitav narod [www.argumenti.rs]
SNV održao skup sjećanja na stradanje ratne siročadi 1942. u ustaškom logoru za djecu [www.24sata.hr]
FOTO / Skup sjećanja za žrtve ustaškog logora za djecu, povjesničar govorio protiv revizionizma [n1info.hr]
Besramna laž: SNV u Sisku komemorirao nepostojeći 'ustaški logor za djecu' [narod.hr]
Sjećanje na siročad stradalu u ustaškom logoru: 'Revizionisti žele izbrisati odgovornost režima' [www.telegram.hr]
У Сиску одржана комеморација за децу страдалу у усташком логору [www.politika.rs]