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Jasenovac Camp Prisoners' Desperate Breakout in April 1945

In April 1945, towards the end of World War II, prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp staged a desperate breakout attempt after Ustaše authorities decided to destroy evidence of their crimes. Only a fraction of the 1073 men and 167 Kožara detainees survived the two separate escape attempts.

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