Massacre in the Arnsberg Forest

1945 CE.

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The Arnsberg Forest massacre (also known as the Massacre in Arnsberg Woods) was a series of mass extrajudicial killings of 208 forced labourers and POWs (Ostarbeiter), mainly of Russian and Polish descent, by Nazi troops under the command of Hans Kammler from 20 to 23 March 1945. As of 2021, only 14 of the 208 victims have been identified.

Text from the Wikipedia article Arnsberg Forest massacre, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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