{"id":9360,"date":"2019-07-25T16:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T14:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terraforming.org\/?p=9360"},"modified":"2020-05-06T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T09:29:48","slug":"from-kozara-to-falstad-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/from-kozara-to-falstad-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"From Kozara to Falstad Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-jyin1n7r-60c46c62fc99828ea4b2c9de0ad2469a avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-hidden av-no-slider-navigation av-hide-nav-arrows av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:100,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:true,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-jyin1n7r-60c46c62fc99828ea4b2c9de0ad2469a__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-jyin1n7r-60c46c62fc99828ea4b2c9de0ad2469a__0 caption_fullwidth caption_right caption_right_framed caption_framed'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >From Kozara to Falstad Forest<\/h2><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>&#8211; Sajmi\u0161te is part of the European shared memory<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-9363 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9363\"  src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/center-1500x430.jpeg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='center' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9360'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5k1f1s-11ae7a66f2b12e169f7d787a8828bf8f\">\n.flex_column.av-5k1f1s-11ae7a66f2b12e169f7d787a8828bf8f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5k1f1s-11ae7a66f2b12e169f7d787a8828bf8f av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimenaq-75376489de47a2a4caf2188149c03b4e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>From Kozara to Falstad Forest<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9v3snal-2339435255ea3a212af3dfb9f0105649\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k9v3snal-2339435255ea3a212af3dfb9f0105649{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k9v3snal-2339435255ea3a212af3dfb9f0105649 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimenaq-75376489de47a2a4caf2188149c03b4e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>There is a direct link between Staro Sajmi\u0161te and camps in Norway, as part of one inseparable experience of terror, stretching from the villages around Kozara mountain, over Sajmi\u0161te in Belgrade, to the forests around Falstad.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9v3snal-1f179a93241eabd59bf6e12d8fa54dd3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k9v3snal-1f179a93241eabd59bf6e12d8fa54dd3{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k9v3snal-1f179a93241eabd59bf6e12d8fa54dd3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimenaq-75376489de47a2a4caf2188149c03b4e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>During the Second World War, the Nazis have established around 500 prison camps in Norway. Around 150,000 Norwegian and non-Norwegian nationals were imprisoned in Norway during the Second World War. Over 13,700 were killed. A majority of the prisoners were PoWs and forced labourers from the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Poland. The prisoners were used for slave labour, mostly in the construction work on Nordland railway line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5k1f1s-4b8f9147d151592649c546d44fb38ca4\">\n.flex_column.av-5k1f1s-4b8f9147d151592649c546d44fb38ca4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5k1f1s-4b8f9147d151592649c546d44fb38ca4 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9v3u6b1-a6836719b31d0417b30a2688e2c74777\">\n.avia-image-container.av-k9v3u6b1-a6836719b31d0417b30a2688e2c74777 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-k9v3u6b1-a6836719b31d0417b30a2688e2c74777 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5t8cmo-378375e49b786560ac57de3356053a29\">\n.av_font_icon.av-5t8cmo-378375e49b786560ac57de3356053a29 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:20px;\nline-height:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-5t8cmo-378375e49b786560ac57de3356053a29 avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><span class='av-icon-char' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/span><\/span>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4afee8-f7b3de268f352f0d332ff0c87da2b123\">\n.av_font_icon.av-4afee8-f7b3de268f352f0d332ff0c87da2b123 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:20px;\nline-height:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-4afee8-f7b3de268f352f0d332ff0c87da2b123 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><\/span><\/span>@miskostanisic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-46tar4-8da320fe0b30a0d9a795909cb35d6ce1\">\n.flex_column.av-46tar4-8da320fe0b30a0d9a795909cb35d6ce1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-46tar4-8da320fe0b30a0d9a795909cb35d6ce1 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyinvj5l-be7d0c86048c3444453964bca67326a5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-be7d0c86048c3444453964bca67326a5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-be7d0c86048c3444453964bca67326a5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Falstadskogen_-_Falstad_Forest_1945_5266538133-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Falstadskogen_-_Falstad_Forest_1945_5266538133-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Falstadskogen_-_Falstad_Forest_1945_5266538133-705x468.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Falstadskogen_-_Falstad_Forest_1945_5266538133-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Falstadskogen_-_Falstad_Forest_1945_5266538133.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">The Falstad Centre, Norway, Photographer: Oskar A. Johansen<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Survivor Ljuban Vukovic showing one of the graves in the Falstad Forest in May 1945. Photo: Oskar A. Johansen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-c9qz80-46b6d7a9018e7e721e9be38aba21f4e4\">\n.flex_column.av-c9qz80-46b6d7a9018e7e721e9be38aba21f4e4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-c9qz80-46b6d7a9018e7e721e9be38aba21f4e4 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664\">\n.flex_column.av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Yugoslav prisoners in Norway<\/h2>\n<p>According to Norwegian sources, there were 4268 Yugoslav prisoners in Norway, and about 2400 were killed there. Both during the occupation and after the liberation these camps were called\u00a0<strong>\u201cCamps for Serbs\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(serberleirer)<\/em>\u00a0as it was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norgeshistorie.no\/andre-verdenskrig\/artikler\/1766-jugoslaviske-fanger-i-Norge-under-andre-verdenskrig.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">well known that the majority of the Yugoslav prisoners were Serbs<\/a>, mostly from the territories of the Croatian fascist state (NDH &#8211; Independent State of Croatia &#8211; today territories of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Srem in Serbia), but also from other parts of Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n<p>For Yugoslav prisoners the most notorious was the camp in Beisfjord where about 900 Yugoslav prisoners were sent in June 1942. Beisfjord was known for its cruelty and harsh conditions, where, among other crimes, 288 Yugoslav prisoners were shot dead on 18 July 1942.\u00a0According to the Narvik War Museum, this was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/warmuseum.no\/the-largest-massacre-on-norwegian-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the largest massacre on Norwegian soil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bauz68-51e518d28d900cace29216705aee7280\">\n.flex_column.av-bauz68-51e518d28d900cace29216705aee7280{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bauz68-51e518d28d900cace29216705aee7280 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyis54ai-166d2f5bc8a806b50837d0cdbf9eaba5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>According to Norwegian sources, there were 4268 Yugoslav prisoners in Norway. About 2400 were killed there.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2o04sw-283a3d179ae8ab83c0a1d8e674422be6\">\n.flex_column.av-2o04sw-283a3d179ae8ab83c0a1d8e674422be6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2o04sw-283a3d179ae8ab83c0a1d8e674422be6 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyinvj5l-d67956941c48051d3ae6261acbf126e9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-d67956941c48051d3ae6261acbf126e9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-d67956941c48051d3ae6261acbf126e9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jyinvj5l-d67956941c48051d3ae6261acbf126e9 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-has-copyright av-copyright-icon-reveal'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-9372 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9372 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest-1030x687.jpeg\" alt='Memorial in the Falstad Forest, Photo: Ole Martin Wold' title='Memorial in the Falstad Forest, Photo: Ole Martin Wold'  height=\"687\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest-1030x687.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/forest.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Photo: Ole Martin Wold<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-2' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-2' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-2'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-2'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Memorial in the Falstad Forest, Photo: Ole Martin Wold<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8mdolc-06717dd25c06de1312375b014df4639d\">\n.flex_column.av-8mdolc-06717dd25c06de1312375b014df4639d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8mdolc-06717dd25c06de1312375b014df4639d av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>German camps in Norway for Yugoslav prisoners were called \u201cCamps for Serbs\u201d (serberleirer) as it was well known that the majority of the prisoners were Serbs, mostly from the territories of NDH &#8211; the Croatian fascist state, but also from other parts of Yugoslavia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664\">\n.flex_column.av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>One of the camps was in Falstad, too. For the Yugoslav prisoners, Falstad became a death camp. Many of the prisoners only spent a short time in prison before their execution. In the period 1942\u201343, more than 200 were executed and buried in mass graves in the Falstad Forest (the exact number of victims is not known).<\/p>\n<p>Today the Falstad Forest is a national memorial site. Several memorials have been erected in the forest to commemorate the prisoners who were executed, but it is believed that there are still unknown and unregistered graves in the forest.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/falstadsenteret.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Falstad Centre Foundation<\/a>\u00a0was established in August 2000 as a national centre for the education and documentation of the history of imprisonment in the Second World War, humanitarian international law and human rights. More info:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/falstadsenteret.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.falstadsenteret.no<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The prison camps in Norway were directly connected to other concentration camps in occupied Europe and Germany. For instance, many Norwegians were detainees at Falstad before being deported to camps such as Sachsenhausen, Ravensbr\u00fcck and Auschwitz-Birkenau.<\/p>\n<p>Also, many prisoners of the Anhaltelager Semlin &#8211; German detention camp at Sajmi\u0161te near Belgrade &#8211; were sent to camps in Norway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-71isbk-0c8fea76ea282aa359986829d953168c\">\n.flex_column.av-71isbk-0c8fea76ea282aa359986829d953168c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-71isbk-0c8fea76ea282aa359986829d953168c av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2o04sw-283a3d179ae8ab83c0a1d8e674422be6\">\n.flex_column.av-2o04sw-283a3d179ae8ab83c0a1d8e674422be6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2o04sw-283a3d179ae8ab83c0a1d8e674422be6 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyinvj5l-233a4b85f12e648b1e24236de94d7c7f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-233a4b85f12e648b1e24236de94d7c7f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-233a4b85f12e648b1e24236de94d7c7f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jyinvj5l-233a4b85f12e648b1e24236de94d7c7f av-styling- avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-31  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-has-copyright av-copyright-icon-reveal'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-9376 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9376 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/download.jpeg\" alt='Memorial monuments in the Falstad forest. Photo: Ole Martin Wold' title='Memorial monuments from WWII in the Falstad forest. Copyright: Ole Martin Wold'  height=\"533\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/download.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/download-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/download-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/download-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/download-450x300.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Photo: Ole Martin Wold<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-3' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-3' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-3'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-3'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Memorial in the Falstad Forest, Photo: Ole Martin Wold<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60u9qo-4d4916a8ace4ad09f8bc3dd6a7c93bc1\">\n.flex_column.av-60u9qo-4d4916a8ace4ad09f8bc3dd6a7c93bc1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60u9qo-4d4916a8ace4ad09f8bc3dd6a7c93bc1 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>The Falstad Centre Foundation was established in August 2000 as a national centre for the education and documentation of the history of imprisonment in the Second World War, humanitarian international law and human rights.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664\">\n.flex_column.av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>German detention camp at Sajmi\u0161te near Belgrade &#8211; Anhaltelager Semlin<\/h2>\n<p>After the extermination of the remaining Jews in the territory of Serbia under German occupation by the end of May 1942,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.rs\/en\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Judenlager Semlin &#8211; the Jewish camp at Sajmi\u0161te<\/a>\u00a0was transformed into a detention camp, where most of the inmates were Serbs. Although being just outside Belgrade, it was situated in the territory annexed by the Independent State of Croatia, but the camp was under German control. Among the inmates of the camp at Sajmi\u0161te there were a large number of captured Yugoslav partisans, and partly members of the royalists (chetniks), too, but the largest portion of the inmates consisted of the Serb civilians predominantly from the territories of the NDH &#8211; Independent State of Croatia. There were others, too. Between May 1942 and July 1944 in total there were about 32,000 prisoners in the Anhaltelager Semlin. 10,636 were killed in the camp, and the rest were sent to force labor camps in Germany, Norway and other places.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664\">\n.flex_column.av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Memorialization and preservation of the authentic site at Sajmi\u0161te<\/h2>\n<p>Today the camp at Sajmi\u0161te is still not properly memorialized. There is no museum or educational center on the ground of the former camp. Remaining authentic buildings at Sajmi\u0161te are not properly marked, and many are in very poor condition and endangered.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that this will soon be changed, that all authentic buildings of the former concentration camp at Sajmi\u0161te in Belgrade will be properly preserved. For that reason we\u00a0 support current efforts by the Serbian Government and other stakeholders, both in Serbia and internationally, on creating predispositions for development of a new Memorial Center &#8220;Staro Sajmiste&#8221; . <strong>#SaveSajmiste<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div id='avia-messagebox-' class='avia_message_box av_notification av-k9v4xrgk-f4ad9e53cab34fe189898577391f2531 avia-color-silver avia-size-large avia-icon_select-no avia-border-solid  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last ' ><span class='avia_message_box_title' >Update<\/span><div class=\"avia_message_box_content\"><p>On February 24 2020 the National Assembly of Serbia adopted the Law on Staro Sajmiste Memorial Center for the purpose of &#8220;fulfilling the duty of keeping a permanent memory of the victims of the Holocaust and the WW2 genocide&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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id=\"style-css-av-jyinvj5l-675fcc92b78bf0c13d7cd44ffdf9dd39\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-675fcc92b78bf0c13d7cd44ffdf9dd39 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jyinvj5l-675fcc92b78bf0c13d7cd44ffdf9dd39 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jyinvj5l-675fcc92b78bf0c13d7cd44ffdf9dd39 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-42  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-has-copyright av-copyright-icon-reveal'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-9379 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9379 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-1030x773.jpeg\" alt='Staro Sajmiste in Belgrade, February 2019, Photo: Misko Stanisic' title='Staro Sajmiste in Belgrade, February 2019, Photo: Misko Stanisic'  height=\"773\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-1030x773.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-1500x1125.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-705x529.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm-450x338.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sajm.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Photo: Misko Stanisic<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-4' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-4' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-4'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-4'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-fa0bd7100216ad811c70eeb35a5cc18f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Staro Sajmiste in Belgrade, February 2019, Photo: Misko Stanisic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-28z5hs-5c273e546b33adef72c3654a98c51f53\">\n.flex_column.av-28z5hs-5c273e546b33adef72c3654a98c51f53{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-28z5hs-5c273e546b33adef72c3654a98c51f53 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>There is a direct link between Sajmi\u0161te and camps in Norway, as part of one inseparable experience of terror, stretching from the villages around Kozara mountain, over Sajmi\u0161te in Belgrade, to the forests around Falstad.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664\">\n.flex_column.av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60i9n4-c7974ed9669c3ab23ef58b7185707664 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimch33-9f443b4a1ad4225a71c5198ff11a3e29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Shared histories and shared memories<\/h2>\n<p>Despite that Norway and Serbia are quite far away from each other, on opposite sides of Europe, we have interwoven and shared historical experiences. This is very important not only for education and remembrance in Serbia and in Norway, but for the European memorialization of the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators, as part of one shared European historical experience.\u00a0There is a direct link between Sajmi\u0161te and camps in Norway, as part of one inseparable experience of terror, stretching from the villages around Kozara mountain, over Sajmi\u0161te in Belgrade, to the forests around Falstad.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the natural and proper way for preserving and telling personal stories of victims of these camps is to work together with Norwegian and other colleagues on education about our interconnected and shared historical experiences.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holocaustremembrance.com\/international-holocaust-remembrance-alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance IHRA<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/odihr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OSCE\/ODIHR<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/europe%20for%20citizens%20-%20european%20remembrance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">EU EACEA<\/a>\u00a0and other international organizations and institutions offers various platforms for such cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-297apc-4921691b376b97f23767e40d9ac93e0f\">\n.flex_column.av-297apc-4921691b376b97f23767e40d9ac93e0f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-297apc-4921691b376b97f23767e40d9ac93e0f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyimlw62-15c9b1d64813ede1d0eab6e8a59689e5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>More info (links):<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/falstadsenteret.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Falstad Centre<\/a>;<br \/>\n2)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/sarcel\/docs\/spisak_zatvorenika_u_naci_logorima_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">A list of Yugoslav prisoners buried in Norway<\/a>;<br \/>\n3)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norgeshistorie.no\/andre-verdenskrig\/artikler\/1766-jugoslaviske-fanger-i-Norge-under-andre-verdenskrig.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Yugoslav prisoners in Norway &#8211; norgeshistorie.no by the Oslo University<\/a> (in Norwegian);<br \/>\n4)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ester.rs\/en\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Concentration camp at Sajmi\u0161te &#8211; historical background and more on Ester.rs<\/a>;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-jyirrssc-e4d085d2d36876dfc20fd0375cf2ab28 hr-short  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a direct link between Sajmi\u0161te and camps in Norway, as part of one inseparable experience of terror, stretching from the villages around Kozara mountain, over Sajmi\u0161te in Belgrade, to the forests around Falstad. 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