What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 1943
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 22
- Coordinates
- 41.17° N, 14.38° E
- Description
- German killing of 22 Italian citizens during World War II
Caiazzo massacre
German killing of 22 Italian citizens during World War II
The Caiazzo massacre was the massacre of 22 Italian civilians at Caiazzo, Campania, Southern Italy, on 13 October 1943, during World War II by members of the German 3rd Panzergrenadier Division. The massacre was described as having been of a particularly brutal nature and its leader, Lieutenant Wolfgang Lehnigk-Emden, was soon after captured by Allied forces.
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