Topovske Šupe
Encyclopedia
Topovske Šupe was a concentration camp located in the Belgrade
neighbourhood of Autokomanda
in Serbia
which was operated by Nazi Germany
with the help of Milan Nedić's quisling government
during the Second World War.
It was opened in August 1941 at the site of a former military base. The camp operated until December of that year. Over 5.000 people were killed at the camp. There are sources with information that 250—450 Jews murdered on location Trostruki Surduk
at the end of September 1941 were brought from the concentration camp Topovske Šupe.
In early 2006 a park and memorial plaque were unveiled at the former site of the camp. The memorial was vandalized near the end of 2006, but later repaired.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
neighbourhood of Autokomanda
Autokomanda
Autokomanda is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located on the tripoint of the Belgrade's municipalities of Voždovac, Savski Venac and Vračar.- Location :...
in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
which was operated by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
with the help of Milan Nedić's quisling government
Nedic's Serbia
Serbia under German occupation refers to an administrative area in occupied Yugoslavia established by Nazi Germany following the invasion and dismantling of Yugoslavia in April of 1941...
during the Second World War.
It was opened in August 1941 at the site of a former military base. The camp operated until December of that year. Over 5.000 people were killed at the camp. There are sources with information that 250—450 Jews murdered on location Trostruki Surduk
Trostruki surduk
Trostruki surduk is the name of a place in Belgrade, Serbia, between Bežanija and Surčin, where the mass murder of 240—450 Jews during World War II was organized...
at the end of September 1941 were brought from the concentration camp Topovske Šupe.
In early 2006 a park and memorial plaque were unveiled at the former site of the camp. The memorial was vandalized near the end of 2006, but later repaired.