Koniuchy massacre

When

29 Jan 1944

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

46

Coordinates

54.28° N, 25.24° E

Description

World War II incident

World War II incident

The Koniuchy massacre or the Kaniūkai massacre was a World War II massacre of civilians, mostly women and children, carried out in the village of Koniuchy on 29 January 1944 by a Soviet partisan unit together with a contingent of Jewish partisans under Soviet command. At least 38 civilians who have been identified by name were killed, and more than a dozen were injured.

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