Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre

When

6 Dec 1942

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

31

Coordinates

51.26° N, 21.60° E

Description

World War II massacre of Poles who were aiding the Jewish refugees

1942 war crime in Poland

The Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre was a Nazi war crime perpetrated by the German Gendarmerie in the villages of Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka within occupied Poland. On 6 December 1942 thirty-one Poles, including women and children, from the families of Kowalski, Kosior, Obuchiewicz and Skoczylas, were murdered for helping Jews. Among the victims were two Jewish refugees.

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