1944Wola Massacre in Warsaw

Wola massacre: 40-50 thousand civilians murdered by German a...
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1944

🩸 "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

🇩🇪 German Army Encirclement of Warsaw Completed

German Army Encirclement of Warsaw Completed (1939)
GermanyPolandWarsawSiegeMilitaryEastern FrontInvasion

💀 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

🇵🇱 Warsaw Uprising Begins

The Warsaw Uprising, staged by the Polish Home Army, begins: the Polish people rise up, expecting aid from the approaching Soviet Union armies, but it never comes.
Warsaw Uprising Begins (1944)
WarsawPolandUprisingHome ArmySoviet UnionResistanceGermanyWWIICivilian CasualtiesEastern Front

🔪 Distomo Massacre in Greece

In the Distomo massacre in Greece, 218 civilians are killed.
Distomo Massacre in Greece (1944)
Greecemassacrecivilian casualtiesGerman atrocitiesoccupationEastern Frontwar crimesatrocities

🔪 Baligród Massacre: Polish Civilians Killed

Ukrainian insurgents kill 42 Polish civilians in the Baligród massacre.
Baligród Massacre: Polish Civilians Killed (1944)
massacrePolandUkraineethnic violencecivilian casualtiesEastern Frontinsurgentsatrocitieswar crimesconflict