What the records say
- When
- 26 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 49.99° N, 8.41° E
- Description
- 1944 war crime committed by German civilians on American airmen
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Rüsselsheim massacre
1944 war crime committed by German civilians on American airmen
The Rüsselsheim massacre was a war crime that involved the beating and murder of six American airmen by townspeople of Rüsselsheim during World War II.
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