1941 ⟶ Liepāja Massacres in Latvia

German forces and Latvian collaborators killed around 5,000 ...
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1941

🔫 Liepāja Massacres in Latvia

German forces and Latvian collaborators killed around 5,000 Jews in the Liepāja massacres.⟶
Liepāja Massacres in Latvia (1941)
MassacreAntisemitismLiepājaLatviaWorld War IIHolocaustNazisCollaborationViolenceMass Shooting
LatviaLatvia

💥 Farhud Pogrom in Baghdad

The Farhud pogrom in Baghdad results in 780 Jews dead, over 1,000 wounded.⟶
Farhud Pogrom in Baghdad (1941)
PogromAntisemitismFarhudBaghdadWorld War IIMassacreJewish CommunityViolence
IraqIraq

💀 Iași Pogrom in Romania

Iași pogrom in Iași city was the incident where more than 13,266 Jews were killed by angry mobs of locals, and together with military personnel they exterminated about 1/3 of Jewish population in Romania.⟶
Iași Pogrom in Romania (1941)
PogromAntisemitismIașiWorld War IIMassacreHolocaustRomanian JewsViolence
RomaniaRomania

🔪 Lviv Pogroms by Ukrainian Militias

Encouraged by the Nazis, Ukrainian militias and local mobs perpetrated the Lviv pogroms, killing around 6,000 Polish Jews.⟶
Lviv Pogroms by Ukrainian Militias (1941)
PogromAntisemitismLvivUkraineHolocaustWorld War IIUkrainian MilitiasViolence
UkraineUkraine

🏢 Massacre in Jedwabne, Poland

Some villagers in Jedwabne, Poland burned at least 340 local Jews alive.⟶
MassacreAntisemitismJedwabnePolandWorld War IIHolocaustCollaborationViolenceLocal Population
PolandPoland

😭 Babi Yar Massacre

Nazis and their collaborators shot to death 33,771 Jews at Babi Yar over the course of two days.⟶
Babi Yar Massacre (1941)
MassacreAntisemitismBabi YarUkraineHolocaustWorld War IINazisCollaborationViolenceMass Shooting
UkraineUkraine