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Vinkt Massacre

May 1940 · 50.99° N, 3.52° E

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50.99° N, 3.52° E
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1940 German war crime in Belgium

Vinkt massacre

1940 German war crime in Belgium

The Vinkt massacre was a war crime committed by German soldiers in the villages of Vinkt and Meigem in East Flanders on 26–28 May 1940 during the Battle of the Lys. Between 86 and 140 civilians were deliberately killed by Wehrmacht troops from the 377th Infantry Regiment of the 225th Infantry Division, supposedly in retaliation for the Belgian Army's resistance in the village.

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