What the records say
- When
- 21 May 1942
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 400
- Coordinates
- 55.13° N, 26.17° E
- Description
- 1942 mass murders of Poles in occupied Lithuania
Święciany massacre
1942 mass murders of Poles in occupied Lithuania
The Święciany or Švenčionys massacre was a series of mass murders committed against Poles in Święciany and its surroundings on 19–21 May 1942 by Lithuanian collaborators, mainly the Lithuanian Security Police, on the German orders. As a result between 400 and 1,200 people were killed.
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