I just read that. Some of the images there will be among those that chill me for the rest of my days alive.
The location of the massacre was then sealed with concrete barriers and discussion about it was forbidden.
Always a good indicator if you want to know if you’re on the right side of history
On the one hand, it’s sort of funny that the Wikipedia article avoids saying “Nazi”. I think about half of Reddit would say executing people who fought on the side of the Axis is a good thing, or at least downplay it. Indeed it sounds like it was opened up around 2008 and the local politicians basically said “who cares lmao” before getting backlash.
On the other hand, imagine doing something you KNOW is so bad that you FORBID people to talk about it and 80 years later people are basically bragging about it on the internet.
It’s the hiding of information and including civilians that’s concerning. There’s no telling how many were surrendered soldiers or civilians who opposed the Partisans, or were caught up in the death marches.
Either way, both were war crimes. And hiding the executions? Why would you hide it?
