Red Cross Nazi Concentration Camp
Red Cross Nazi Concentration Camp
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SuzieLee71
Brisbane, Australia6,255 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
We had a really interesting visit to this well maintained concentration camp museum located on the outskirts of Nis city centre. The displays were bilingual and told the stories of some of the people that passed through this transit camp. The lady who was selling the tickets spoke really good English and was helpful and eager to please. This is worth a visit if you have some time to kill in Nis!
Written April 12, 2023
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Kyle S
Haltom City, TX238 contributions
Mar 2021 • Solo
Until I planned my trip here to Serbia, I was not aware of the large concentration camp located here. The “Red Cross” has nothing to do with what we know of the Red Cross. Seeing the writing in the walls, bullet holes where people were killed... Very somber @. Everyone needs to visit here.
Written March 13, 2021
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Adriana Z
Curitiba, PR549 contributions
Jul 2023
Opened in 1941, it served as a prison and transit camp for more than 35 thousand people for four years. It was the first concentration camp where prisoners managed to escape. And today, it overflows with history, with lots of important and informative material. Worth a long visit.
Written August 15, 2023
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Adam C
Chatham, UK43 contributions
Jul 2020 • Solo
If you are in Nis, the Red Cross Nazi Concentration camp is worth a visit. There are lots of artefacts that you can see and get close to. A lot of sad history that you can feel when you visit the building. I really enjoyed and would recommend.
Written July 30, 2020
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Oscardog16
Adelaide, Australia2,097 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Most of the exhibits have English text. The rooms are presented in chronological order to give an overview of the history of the camp. Yes, some exhibits are confronting but the people who suffered here deserve to have their stories preserved and remembered. Relatively small exhibition over three floors that can be covered in an hour. Only stairs and no wheelchair access. We highly recommend a visit.
Written October 15, 2023
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Semaan D. Makary
Lebanon1,213 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
I visited this place while on a private day trip from Skopje. And eventhough this wasn’t on the itinerary, but the tour guide was more than happy to take me there.
The place was closed for maintenance and so on, but the lady working there was extremely helpful. She let us in and went along with us as the guide was explaining everything to me.
The tour was amazing, but sad. We were in the place where thousands of innocent victims were killed. We saw their names, clothes, letters…. Truly heartbreaking.
Most tourists ignore this place, but it’s a must visit!
The place was closed for maintenance and so on, but the lady working there was extremely helpful. She let us in and went along with us as the guide was explaining everything to me.
The tour was amazing, but sad. We were in the place where thousands of innocent victims were killed. We saw their names, clothes, letters…. Truly heartbreaking.
Most tourists ignore this place, but it’s a must visit!
Written February 27, 2023
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Turisticka o
Nis, Serbia4 contributions
The concentration camp located in the district of Crveni Krst (Red Cross) is one of the few fully preserved fascist camps in Europe. Even today, it provides authentic testimony to the perils of the Serbian, Romani, and Jewish population, communists, numerous supporters of the liberation movement and partisans, who were incarcerated here during the German occupation of Serbia (1941-1945). Setting aside this camp from others is the fact that on 12 February 1942 there was a massive escape of prisoners here. Out of 147 inmates who attempted to flee, 105 managed to escape, while 42 died along the way. After this successful escape, and another in December 1942, the camp became a real venue of death.
Written August 3, 2012
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Profmex
Danville, KY36 contributions
Aug 2012 • Family
This is worth the visit for a better understanding of how the Nazi transit camps operated and how Jews, Roma and Serb Partisans suffered. Upper floor solitary confinement rooms with barbed wire are disturbing reminders of the horrors here.
Written August 15, 2012
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nyc_ccm
New York City, New York15 contributions
Jul 2012 • Friends
Really interesting place. I was lucky to have a friend from Nis to provide translation and explanation as little was posted in English, but even without this it would've have been well worth it. Also highly recommended is the simple little pub right next door to the camp (same side of the street, on the right if you are facing the camp), where the German soldiers would go during the war and where one of the patrons of the bar shared with us the story of his Serbian grandfather having been one who of the ones who was shot while attempting to escape.
Written July 29, 2012
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Dejan B
Central Serbia, Serbia290 contributions
Jun 2014 • Family
HISTORY:
Before World War II , this building was for the needs of the military barracks.In 1941 was turnd in Nazi camp.
There are imprisoned Jews, Gypsies, partisans, many prominent merchants and intellectuals from town and from the environment ,Serbs who fought for freedom and resisted the occupation of the country.Men, women, children, the elderly....
Torture of prisoners were cruel.They were on horrible torment It was known for very very known for notorious.Far away from the camp was possible heard screams, moan...
About 30000 of peope was there imprisoned and tortured during World War II. About 10000 of peope was executed in on the hill Bubanj near town.
In 12.02.1942 y. prisoners organized the escape.Many of tham was died on barbed wire, some of tham had succeed to escape. Organized escape of prisoners was a unique event in imprisoned Europe in that time. After that Nazis was made wall and double wire fences around camp.
WHAT TO SEE THERE :
Today building have same look as in the past. There you can see main building where prisoners was.Its consist with ground floor, first floor and attic.Even today it is still on the wall can be seen the authentic message that the prisoners note on the walls. Prisoners were slept on the floor on straw .Atic was the worst-very very hot in the summer and terrible cold in the winter.In attic was solitary confinement with barbed wire on the floor.
In main building you can see photos, documents, clothes of prisoners, dishes...personal items.
Also you can see two auxiliary buildings ,two towers,watchtower ,sentry box in the zart of 7 hectares.
TICKETS:
Check the working hours.Ticket price is different.For pupils and students is cheaper.For pre-school children is free. For group visits from school and for invalides is free.
HOW TO GO THERE ;
Its nearly of town centar.About 20 min if you walk through the fortress directly behind a technical school and university of technic , or about 30 min if you walk next to the fortress ( left from main entrance in fortress) than walking beside external walls of fortress acros open markets, than beside central bus station than continue walking using main boulevard.On right side after 200m you will see walls and gate of Nazi
Concentration Camp.
Its easy with cars only10 min from town cenar.And its possible with publish bus.
Before World War II , this building was for the needs of the military barracks.In 1941 was turnd in Nazi camp.
There are imprisoned Jews, Gypsies, partisans, many prominent merchants and intellectuals from town and from the environment ,Serbs who fought for freedom and resisted the occupation of the country.Men, women, children, the elderly....
Torture of prisoners were cruel.They were on horrible torment It was known for very very known for notorious.Far away from the camp was possible heard screams, moan...
About 30000 of peope was there imprisoned and tortured during World War II. About 10000 of peope was executed in on the hill Bubanj near town.
In 12.02.1942 y. prisoners organized the escape.Many of tham was died on barbed wire, some of tham had succeed to escape. Organized escape of prisoners was a unique event in imprisoned Europe in that time. After that Nazis was made wall and double wire fences around camp.
WHAT TO SEE THERE :
Today building have same look as in the past. There you can see main building where prisoners was.Its consist with ground floor, first floor and attic.Even today it is still on the wall can be seen the authentic message that the prisoners note on the walls. Prisoners were slept on the floor on straw .Atic was the worst-very very hot in the summer and terrible cold in the winter.In attic was solitary confinement with barbed wire on the floor.
In main building you can see photos, documents, clothes of prisoners, dishes...personal items.
Also you can see two auxiliary buildings ,two towers,watchtower ,sentry box in the zart of 7 hectares.
TICKETS:
Check the working hours.Ticket price is different.For pupils and students is cheaper.For pre-school children is free. For group visits from school and for invalides is free.
HOW TO GO THERE ;
Its nearly of town centar.About 20 min if you walk through the fortress directly behind a technical school and university of technic , or about 30 min if you walk next to the fortress ( left from main entrance in fortress) than walking beside external walls of fortress acros open markets, than beside central bus station than continue walking using main boulevard.On right side after 200m you will see walls and gate of Nazi
Concentration Camp.
Its easy with cars only10 min from town cenar.And its possible with publish bus.
Written May 4, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
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