Spomenik palim borcima i žrtvama fašizma

This monument in Titel, Serbia commemorates the many local fighters who perished during the National Liberation War (WWII), while also honoring the region's many citizens who died at the hands of Axis occupiers, most notably during the January 1942 raids.

World War II

On April 13th of 1941 the Axis-aligned Hungarian Army entered the village of Titel during the takeover of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. This northern region of Serbia where Titel resides, called Bačka, was completely occupied and control by Hungarian forces. These Hungarian military forces, called Honvédség, were extremely brutal against the local population in Titel, especially the ethnic Serb and Jewish peoples. As a result of this oppression, many in Titel began to join anti-Axis resistance groups, especially the communist-led rebel group known as the "Partisans". As the Partisan rebels began an armed resistance against Hungarian occupation in July of 1941, the Honvédség began to formulate retaliatory actions against the local population for joining and aiding the Partisans.

Starting on January 8th, the second day of the Orthodox Christmas, Honvédség forces entered Titel and began a series of raids where they randomly rounded up and arrested dozens of ethnic Serb and Jewish town's people. After these dozens of people were arrested, the Honvédség began to force the group out onto the frozen Tisa River (Photo 1), which the town is situated upon. At that point, the Honvédség fired their artillery at the river ice in order to break it, causing the victims to fall through the ice into the frozen water to their deaths. It is estimated that somewhere between 60-80 local Titel residents died during these raids. Similar raids and executions occurred across the Hungarian occupied Bačka, notably in the towns of Novi Sad, Gospođinci, Žabalj, Mošorin and Temerin, which all ultimately resulted in the deaths of between 3,000 to 4,000 people. While the most of the casualties in these massacres were ethnic Serbs, several hundred Jews, Roma and other anti-fascist disidents were also among the dead.

Spomenik Construction

In the early 1970s, a series of monuments were constructed across the Bačka region to commemorate those who died during the 1942 Christmas raids. During this commemoration initiative, one of these monuments was constructed at the site at the Titel massacre in 1974. Created by Jovan Soldatović [profile page], a local Novi Sad sculptor, the memorial complex was situated right on the west banks of the Tisa River, right near where the 1942 massacre of Titel town's people occurred. The central memorial element of the site is a roughly 9m tall claw-shaped concrete sculpture which consists of three curved sharply pointed spires each constructed of four slightly offset stacked blocks. These three spires appear to all meet at the apex of the sculpture, however they do not actually physically touch one another. This sculpture is located atop the levy along the river just next to the promenade that runs along it. In addition a small concrete stage overlooking the river is situated directly to the south of the monument.

Present-Day

Currently the monument complex resides in a fairly well taken care of state. Honorific ceremonies and remembrance events continue to be held at the site, however, graffiti and spray paint defacement is a continual problem for the memorial's central sculptural element. The town of Titel clearly has made efforts in the past to remove incidents of defacement when they occur, but removal of graffiti generally is responded to by vandals with more graffiti. Meanwhile, the small stage next to the monument is has been decorated with various murals and colorful paintings.

jako dobar spomenik umjetnički jos i pored rijeke isplati se napraviti izlet ako ste u prolazu

Пливао сам пре 28 година. У води сам упознао луду лепу Мисс дуго косу црну косу која ми је скоро повукла главу. Луда, никада не желим је поново видети. Такође ми је ишло мало лудо. И стидим се тога. Ипак, пливање је било лепо. Незаборавно искуство.

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