What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1942
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 5
- Coordinates
- 51.47° N, 5.09° E
- Description
- execution of civilians in Goirle, The Netherlands, by the nazi’s on August 15th, 1942
Fusillade Gorp en Roovert, Goirle
vergeldingsmaatregel in Goirle door de Duitse bezetter op 15 augustus 1942
De Fusillade Gorp en Roovert, Goirle, was de eerste fusillade op prominente Nederlanders als Todeskandidaten en vond op 15 augustus 1942 plaats als vergeldingsmaatregel door de Duitse bezetter.
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