Concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia

During World War II, numerous concentration camps existed in the Independent State of Croatia. Most of them were operated by the Croatian Ustaša authorities, but some of them were operated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

Ustaša-operated camps Camp Location Operational number of prisoners number of deaths Jasenovac (I–IV) Jasenovac, Slavonia 23 August 1941 – 22 April 1945 100,000+ 100,000These numbers vary widely, and were frequently manipulated by various sides during Yugoslavia's history, see Jasenovac concentration camp. Stara Gradiška (Jasenovac V) Stara Gradiška, Slavonia 1941–1945 12,790+ 9,586+ Đakovo Đakovo, Slavonia 1 December 1941 – 7 July 1942 3,000 at least 516 or 650 Tenja Tenja, Osijek, Slavonia March 1942–August 1942 3,000 Jews Sisak Sisak, Banovina August 1942–January 1943 6,693 children, mostly Serbs at least 1152 or 1630 Gospić Gospić, Lika June–August 1941 42,246 Jadovno Gospić, Lika 1941–August 1941 10,000–68,000 Lepoglava Lepoglava, northern Croatia 1941–1945 2,000+ political at least 961 youngsters and 80 other inmates Danica Koprivnica, northern Croatia 15 April 1941–July 1941: "Surviving inmates transferred to Jadovno" 5,600 Lobor Lobor, northern Croatia 9 August 1941–November 1942 2,000+ women and children, mostly Jews and Serbs 200+ Kerestinec Kerestinec, Zagreb 1941–1945 Jastrebarsko Jastrebarsko, Zagreb 1942– 1,500 children Slana Pag, Dalmatia June 1941–August 1941: "Closed August 1941, when the Italians occupied the island. Men were sent on to Jadovno, women to Kruščica" 16,000 4–12,000 or 8,500 Metajna Pag, Dalmatia 1941–1945 Kruščica (Vitez) Vitez, central Bosnia 1941–Late September 1941: "Surviving inmates to Jasenovac" 3000 Gornja Rijeka Gornja Rijeka, northern Croatia 1941–1942 400+ at least 140

Chetnik-operated camps Kosovo poljePopovic; "Nasa Rec, monthly political and literary review (Middlesex, England), No. 402/XLII (Feb 1989), pp 248-249

German-operated camps Sajmište concentration camp Sisak concentration camp Vinkovci Jankomir

Italian-operated camps Kraljevica Brač Hvar Gruž Kupari Lopud

In annexed territories Molat concentration camp Rab concentration camp

See also List of massacres in the Independent State of Croatia Persecution of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia

Notes

References

Sources

Books

Journals

Conference papers and proceedings