Abschwangen massacre

Quand

août 1914

Type

Massacre

Morts

65

Coordonnées

54.50° N, 20.76° E

Description

1914 Russian massacre of German civilians in East Prussia

1914 Russian massacre of German civilians in East Prussia

The Abschwangen massacre was a massacre committed by Russian troops during World War I on 29 August 1914 in the occupied village of Abschwangen near Preussisch Eylau some 30 km (19 mi) south of Königsberg, in which 65 German civilians, including 28 locals and 37 refugees from other places, were killed.

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