Jastrebarsko children's camp
Jastrebarsko Concentration Camp was a concentration camp during World War II located in Jastrebarsko, Croatia. The camp was set up specifically for children from Kozara and from Croatia. During its operation 1018 children died in the camp. On August 26, 1942, the partisans freed 700 children from the camp.[1]
The camp was situated in the castle that belonged to Hungarian noble family Erdoedy until 1922.The last owner of the castle was Stjepan Erdoedy.The merchant Ehrman bought the castle in 1922 and after his bancrupcy in 1936 the castle was turned into the orphanage.During WW II, the Croation Ustasha government, being the closest ally to Nazi Germany, implemented the same method of genocide.Only Serbian children were kept in the concentration camp.Catholic nuns were the guards in the camp and it is well documented that they have commited atrocities.[citation needed]
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