What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 1944 – 21 Jul 1944
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 35
- Coordinates
- 46.32° N, 5.67° E
- Description
- World War II village massacre in France
Dortan massacre
Massacre during World War II
The Dortan massacre was a massacre in which approximately 35 French civilians were killed by Wehrmacht volunteers in the village of Dortan, Ain during World War II. It was perpetrated by Volunteer Cossack-Stamm-Regiment 5, part of the Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division, in 12–21 July 1944 during Operation Treffenfeld.
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