Ip massacre

When

14 Sep 1940

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

152

Coordinates

47.23° N, 22.61° E

Description

massacre

1940 massacre in Ip, Kingdom of Hungary

The Ip massacre was the mass killing of around 150 ethnic Romanians by the Royal Hungarian Army on 14 September 1940, in Ipp,, Northern Transylvania, and in nearby locations and surrounding areas. After two Hungarian soldiers died in an accidental explosion in Ip, rumors spread that they had been killed by Romanians, and the killings were committed in response.

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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 “Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ипская резня: в деревне Ип венгерские военные при поддержке организации Nemzetőrség убили 158 мирных жителей-румын”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page