Koriukivka massacre

When

1 Mar 1943

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

6,700

Coordinates

51.78° N, 32.25° E

Description

mass murder by nazi German fascist troops

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Mass murder of Ukrainians by Nazi Germany

The Koriukivka massacre was a war crime against 6,700–7,000 residents of Koriukivka, Soviet Ukraine on 1–2 March 1943 by the SS forces of Nazi Germany and the 105th Light Division of the Royal Hungarian Army. 1290 houses in Koriukivka were burned down and only ten brick buildings and a church survived. The residents of neighboring localities were intimidated and refused to help the Koriukivka residents.

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