Massacre

Częstochowa massacre

4 Sep 1939 – 6 Sep 1939 · 50.80° N, 19.12° E

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When
4 Sep 1939 – 6 Sep 1939
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
1,140
Coordinates
50.80° N, 19.12° E
Description
massacre of Polish and Jewish civilians by the Wehrmacht in 1939

Częstochowa massacre

Massacre of Polish civilians in 1939

The Częstochowa massacre, also known as the Bloody Monday, was committed by the German Wehrmacht forces beginning on the 4th day of World War II in the Polish city of Częstochowa, between 4 and 6 September 1939. The shootings, beatings and plunder continued for three days in more than a dozen separate locations around the city. Approximately 1,140 Polish civilians, were murdered.

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