War Victims Memorial Cemetery

The biggest mass grave in Europe after World War II is located on the eastern approach to Vukovar. They say that the actual site speaks louder than words. Seeing the site on TV is one thing, but being physically present is quite another. The words remain hanging in the air and you wish never to forget the image spreading ahead of you, the image of 938 white crosses, each symbolising a victim exhumed here. Buried here are several generations of people, including youths from Vukovar and other parts of Croatia. Details concerning the technical qualities and size of the monument seem pointless here, and all we can do is pay our respects and thank them. Some people say this is one of the most beautiful graveyards. These victims definitely deserve such a beautiful resting-place. It would have been better, though, if such a place had never had to be built.