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Wormhoudt massacre

1940 mass shootings in Europe1940 murders in FranceAttacks on agricultural buildings in FranceAttacks on barnsAttacks on buildings and structures in 1940
Crime in Hauts-de-FranceDunkirk evacuationGrenade attacks in FranceMass shootings in FranceMassacres in 1940Massacres in France during World War IIMay 1940 in EuropeMilitary history of CheshireMilitary history of Nord (French department)Military history of WarwickshireNazi war crimes in FranceWar crimes of the Waffen-SSWorld War II prisoner of war massacres by Nazi Germany
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The Wormhoudt massacre (or Wormhout massacre) was the mass murder of 81 British and French POWs by Waffen-SS soldiers from the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler during the Battle of France in May 1940.

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Wormhoudt massacre
La Plaine au Bois, Dunkirk

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La Plaine au Bois
59470 Dunkirk
Hauts-de-France, France
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