Hell on Earth: Concentration Camp Jasenovac
The forgotten concentration camp that shocked and disgusted the Nazis.
Disclaimer: The following article contains graphic depictions of torture, murder and acts of brutality against men, women and children. Please be advised.
White swans float past, dragonflies flit from leaf to leaf.
The banks of the River Sava are lush and verdant, grass draping the shores.
One can witness the sun shimmering on the water as it quietly flows.
It’s hard to imagine such an idyllic place as the site of one of the worst atrocities in history, yet a mere handful of decades ago one could witness an entirely different sight — the river shore thick with countless corpses, the waters running red with blood.
For just beyond the banks lay the site of the fourth largest concentration camp system of World War II: Jasenovac (yasen-novatz).
The name in English means ‘ashwood forest’, which is a misnomer.
A more suitable name would be ‘Klaonica’.
Slaughterhouse.
