What the records say
- When
- 12 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 95
- Coordinates
- 50.31° N, 21.07° E
- Description
- 1939 Nazi German war crime in Poland
Szczucin massacre
1939 Nazi German war crime in Poland
The Szczucin massacre, which occurred on September 12, 1939, in the village of Szczucin, was a war crime committed by the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that day, at least 40 Polish prisoners of war and around 30 civilian refugees were either shot or burned alive in the local school building.
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