The Sajmiste concentration camp was located at site of a a previously established fair grounds on the western bank of Sava river in Belgrade. Between 1941 and 1944, German SS units housed prisoners there, and executed over 20,000 Serbs, Jews, and Roma. Some were gassed in specialized vans, while others were killed by firing squad. The site is marked by a memorial, but no preservation of the actual facility exists. The area now is mostly residential, with a sports club and a car dealership in the immediate vacinity...I'm not sure of the actually boundaries of the camp.
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| A memorial to the camp was erected in 1995, the fairgrounds tower can be seen in the background. |
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| The central tower to the former Belgrade fair grounds, where the Sajmiste camp was located. |
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