Ascq massacre

When

1 Apr 1944

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

86

Coordinates

50.62° N, 3.17° E

Description

Waffen-SS massacre of civilians in Ascq, France

Massacre during the Second World War

The Ascq massacre was a massacre of 86 men on 1 April 1944 in Ascq, France, by the Waffen-SS during the Second World War.

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• Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Ascq massacre – Members of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend shoot 85 civilians suspected of blowing up their train on its approach to the Gare…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “massacre d'Ascq”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page