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The camp was situated in the castle that belonged to Hungarian noble family Erdoedy until 1922.The last owner of the castle was Stjepan Erdoedy.The merchant Ehrman bought the castle in 1922 and after his bancrupcy in 1936 the castle was turned into the orphanage.During WW II, the Croation Ustasha government, being the closest ally to Nazi Germany, implemented the same method of genocide.Only Serbian children were kept in the concentration camp.Catholic nuns were the guards in the camp and it is well documented that they have committed atrocities.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}
The camp was situated in the castle that belonged to Hungarian noble family Erdoedy until 1922.The last owner of the castle was Stjepan Erdoedy.The merchant Ehrman bought the castle in 1922 and after his bancrupcy in 1936 the castle was turned into the orphanage.During WW II, the Croation Ustasha government, being the closest ally to Nazi Germany, implemented the same method of genocide.Only Serbian children were kept in the concentration camp.Catholic nuns were the guards in the camp and it is well documented that they have committed atrocities.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}


Jastrebarsko was a children's [[concentration camp]] that housed children between the ages of one month to fourteen years. It was open for two months in 1942.

About 1,300 prisoners were transported to [[Jasenovac]]. But through the children's camp Jastrebarsko, between 12 July 1942 - 26 August 1942 passed the 3336 children, of which more than 2,000 from the [[Kozara]]. The camp was under the [[Holy Congregation]] of nuns. [[Vinko Paulskog]]. For less than a month and a half of 768 children died (according to a statement [[gravedigger]]s Ilovara Francis, who was paid "per piece").

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Jastrebarsko Concentration Camp was a concentration camp during World War II located in Jastrebarsko, Croatia. The camp was set up specifically for children from Kozara and from Croatia. During its operation 1018 children died in the camp. On August 26, 1942, the partisans freed 700 children from the camp.[1]

The camp was situated in the castle that belonged to Hungarian noble family Erdoedy until 1922.The last owner of the castle was Stjepan Erdoedy.The merchant Ehrman bought the castle in 1922 and after his bancrupcy in 1936 the castle was turned into the orphanage.During WW II, the Croation Ustasha government, being the closest ally to Nazi Germany, implemented the same method of genocide.Only Serbian children were kept in the concentration camp.Catholic nuns were the guards in the camp and it is well documented that they have committed atrocities.[citation needed]

Jastrebarsko was a children's concentration camp that housed children between the ages of one month to fourteen years. It was open for two months in 1942.

About 1,300 prisoners were transported to Jasenovac. But through the children's camp Jastrebarsko, between 12 July 1942 - 26 August 1942 passed the 3336 children, of which more than 2,000 from the Kozara. The camp was under the Holy Congregation of nuns. Vinko Paulskog. For less than a month and a half of 768 children died (according to a statement gravediggers Ilovara Francis, who was paid "per piece").

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