List of massacres in Lithuania
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Lithuania (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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First Mass Execution of the Jews of Gargždai | June 24, 1941 | Gargždai | 201 | The mass execution of |
Rainiai massacre | June 24–25, 1941 | Rainiai, near Telšiai | 73 | |
Kaunas pogrom | June 25–29, 1941 | Kaunas | 5,000 | |
Kaunas massacre | October 29, 1941 | Kaunas | 9,200 | |
Koniuchy massacre | January 29, 1944 | Koniuchy (now Kaniūkai) | 34 | |
Ponary (Paneriai) massacre | July 1941 - August 1944 | Paneriai, Vilnius
|
100,000 | |
Glinciszki massacre | 20 June 1944 | Glitiškės | 27 | |
Dubingiai massacre | 23 June 1944 | Dubingiai | 20-27 | |
Draučiai shooting | February 15, 1998 | Draučiai | 10 (including shooter) | While the government initially suspected political motives, it turned out that it was most likely the result of mental illness. |
References
- ^ "The First Mass Execution of the Jews of Gargždai". Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. 2010.
- ^ "Execution of Jews in Gargždai". The Map of Holocaust by Bullets. Yahad-In Unum. 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-19.