The Końskie massacre (Polish: Masakra w Końskich) was a German war crime committed against Jewish civilians in Końskie, Poland, on 12 September 1939, during the invasion of Poland. German soldiers forced local Jews to dig graves for dead German soldiers and then opened fire during a chaotic incident, killing approximately 19 to 22 Jewish civilians and wounding several others.
The massacre became internationally known because the German film director and Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl was present in Końskie with a film unit. Photographs taken at the scene, including one showing Riefenstahl visibly distressed among German soldiers, later became part of the historical record of the incident.
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