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  • Jerko Dorbić, Živi ljeÅ¡evi u kući smrti na Banjici, 1945.jpg

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Background

The Banjica concentration camp (German: KZ Banjica, Serbian: Бањички логор, Banjički logor) was a Nazi German concentration camp in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia, the military administration of the Third Reich established after the Invasion and occupation of Yugoslavia during World War II. In response to escalating resistance, the German army instituted severe repressive measures – mass executions of civilian hostages and the establishment of concentration camps. Located in the Banjica neighborhood of Dedinje—a suburb of Belgrade—it was originally used by the Germans as a center for holding hostages. The camp was later used to hold anti-fascist Serbs, Jews, Romani people, captured Partisans, Chetniks and other opponents of Nazi Germany. By 1942, most executions occurred at the firing ranges at Jajinci, Marinkova Bara and the Jewish cemetery. Banjica was operational from July 1941 to October 1944.

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Notable inmates

  • Milutin Ivković
    Milutin Ivković
    1906–1943 · association football player
  • Viktor Novak
    1889–1977 · historian

    Viktor Novak (4 February 1889 – 1 January 1977) was a Yugoslav Croat historian, professor at the University of Belgrade and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), and a corresponding member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (JAZU).

  • Đuka Dinić
    Đuka Dinić
    1914–1943 · resistance fighter
  • Sevasti Qiriazi
    Sevasti Qiriazi
    1871–1949 · suffragette

    Sevasti Qiriazi-Dako (Sevasti D.

  • Vukica Mitrović
    Vukica Mitrović
    1911–1941 · resistance fighter

    Vukica Mitrović Šunja (1912–1941) was a communist, revolutionary and national hero of SFR Yugoslavia.

  • Olga Alkalaj
    Olga Alkalaj
    1907–1942 · lawyer

    Olga Alkalaj (23 November 1907 – 15 March 1942) was a Yugoslav lawyer, activist for women's rights and a member of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II.

  • Janko Janković
    Janko Janković
    1909–1944 · police officer
  • Vlastimir Pavlović Carevac
    Vlastimir Pavlović Carevac
    1895–1965 · violinist

    Vlastimir Pavlović Carevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Властимир Павловић Царевац; 9 October 1895 – 10 January 1965) was a Serbian violinist and conductor, and founder and director of the National Orchestra of Radio Belgrade.

  • Milunka Savić
    Milunka Savić
    1890–1973 · military personnel

    Milunka Savić CMG (Serbian Cyrillic: Милунка Савић; 28 June 1892 – 5 October 1973) was a Serbian war heroine who fought in the Balkan Wars and in World War I.

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World Prisons. (2026). Banjica concentration camp. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/banjica-concentration-camp
Chicago
"Banjica concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/banjica-concentration-camp.
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@misc{worldprisons-banjica-concentration-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Banjica concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/banjica-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}