Massacre

Abschwangen massacre

Aug 1914 · 54.50° N, 20.76° E

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When
Aug 1914
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
65
Coordinates
54.50° N, 20.76° E
Description
1914 Russian massacre of German civilians in East Prussia

Abschwangen massacre

1914 Russian massacre of German civilians in East Prussia

The Abschwangen massacre was a massacre committed by Russian troops during World War I on 29 August 1914 in the occupied village of Abschwangen near Preussisch Eylau some 30 km (19 mi) south of Königsberg, in which 65 German civilians, including 28 locals and 37 refugees from other places, were killed.

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