1945 ⟶ Gardelegen Massacre

Gardelegen Massacre takes place. Over 1000 slave laborers we...
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🩸 "Bloody Sunday" in Bydgoszcz: Civilian Massacre

"Bloody Sunday": accused of having shot at Polish troops, about 1,000 ethnic German civilians are killed in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.⟶
"Bloody Sunday" in Bydgoszcz: Civilian Massacre (1939)
PolandGermanyMassacreCivilian CasualtiesBydgoszczWorld War IIEastern FrontWar Crime

✡️ Babi Yar Massacre

German SS troops kill over 30,000 Jews at Babi Yar on the outskirts of Kiev, Soviet Ukraine, in response to sabotage efforts which the Germans attributed to local Jews.⟶
Babi Yar Massacre (1941)
GermanyKievBabi YarMassacreHolocaustJewsSoviet UnionGenocideSSWar Crimes

🔪 Banka Island Massacre

The Japanese commit the Banka Island Massacre in which they open fire on Australian military nurses, killing 21.⟶
Banka Island Massacre (1942)
Pacific TheaterWar CrimesMassacreAustralian NursesBanka IslandJapanese AtrocitiesWorld War II

💀 Wola Massacre in Warsaw

Wola massacre: 40-50 thousand civilians murdered by German and collaborating Russian forces in the Wola district of Warsaw.⟶
Wola Massacre in Warsaw (1944)
WarsawPolandMassacreCivilian CasualtiesGermanyWWIIWar CrimesEastern FrontBrutalityWola District

🔥 Gardelegen Massacre

Gardelegen Massacre takes place. Over 1000 slave laborers were closed in a barn which then was set on fire. It was one of the last massacres on civil population perpetrated by Germans. Just a few hours later, American troops captured Gardelegen⟶
Gardelegen Massacre (1945)
GermanyMassacreGardelegenWar CrimesConcentration CampCivilian CasualtiesHolocaustWorld War II

🕊️ Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Liberated

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated by the British Army.⟶
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
GermanyBergen-BelsenConcentration CampLiberationUKHolocaustWar CrimesWorld War II