What the records say
- When
- Jan 1918
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Coordinates
- 40.83° N, 46.02° E
- Description
- military confrontation during the Russian Civil War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Shamkhor massacre
Massacre during the Russian Civil War
The Shamkhor massacre or the Shamkhor incident, took place on 22–25 January 1918, Shamkir, Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani armed groups, acting on orders from the Military Council of Nationalities, massacred Russian soldiers who were returning home from the Caucasus Front, in an effort to obtain sufficient arms.
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