1944 ⟶ Thiaroye Massacre Begins

The Thiaroye Massacre begins in French West Africa.
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🇬🇧 British Victory in the Battle of Gabon

In the Battle of Gabon, British forces finish wresting central Africa from the Vichy French.⟶
British Victory in the Battle of Gabon (1940)
BattleAfricaColonialismVichy FranceFree FrenchMilitary

🔥 Odessa Massacre Begins

Odessa massacre begins and continues for two days. 25,000 to 34,000 Jews are led in a long procession and are shot and killed in an antitank ditch, or burnt alive after being crowded into four buildings.⟶
Odessa Massacre Begins (1941)
HolocaustMassacreEastern FrontRomaniaJewish PersecutionWar CrimesGenocideSoviet Union

🔪 Acqui Division Massacre Begins

The Massacre of the Acqui Division begins⟶
Acqui Division Massacre Begins (1943)
Acqui DivisionMassacreCephaloniaWar CrimesGerman AtrocitiesItalian ArmyGreece1943

💔 Thiaroye Massacre Begins

The Thiaroye Massacre begins in French West Africa.⟶
Thiaroye Massacre Begins (1944)
AfricaThiaroye MassacreFrench West AfricaColonialismSenegalMilitaryWar CrimesProtest