The following tables include the incidents that occurred in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic in which the killing of more than five non-combatant people (unarmed civilians, prisoners, or prisoners of war) took place.
Massacres before the Hussite Wars (up until the year 1419) The following is a list of massacres and antisemitic pogroms that occurred in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic before the year 1419:
NameDateLocationDeathsNotesPrague 1096 PogromJune 30, 1096Prague Several hundred Part of the massacres committed during the First Crusade; the victims were Jewish; the precise number of victims is unknown. Moravia 1096 PogromsJuly 1096several towns in Moravia Unknown Part of the massacres committed during the First Crusade; the victims were Jewish; the precise number of victims is unknown. Prague 1161 Pogrom1161Prague 85 85 Jews were burned to death outside the city gate to Vysehrad after accusations of poisoning wells, water sources, and even the air within houses. Their ashes were thrown in the Moldau river and the city's Synagogue was destroyed. Prague 1389 PogromApril 18, 1389Prague More than 3,000 The victims were Jewish. The massacre took place on Saturday before Easter in the absence of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia from the city. Most sources say more than 3,000 (of a Jewish community of 4,000) were killed (some sources estimate 400–500); Gaon Avigdor Karo (Abigedor Ḳara), a poet and scholar of the kaballah, composed an elegy to commemorate the tragedy which was incorporated into the Selichot or communal prayers recited during the Jewish High Holidays and on Jewish fast days.
Massacres during the Hussite Wars (1419 to ) The following massacres and antisemitic pogroms occurred in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic during the Hussite Wars of 1419–. During these wars, many atrocities were committed by both Hussites and Catholics. Most Hussites were ethnic Czechs, but there were also German and Polish adherents of this movement. On the other side, most Catholics involved in this conflict were ethnic Germans, but Hungarian, Czech, and Polish Catholics were also killed during the fights and massacres. Jews who sided with the reformer Jan Hus were also victimized during this period. Many killings of the Hussite Wars took place outside the borders of today's Czech Republic; they are not included here.
NameDateLocationDeathsNotesPrague 1421 Pogrom1421Prague unknown The Jewish quarter of Prague was looted and many Jews were killed. The pogrom seems to have taken place early in 1421, as sources relate that it happened soon after the battle of Vysehrad which ended on November 1, 1420.David J. Podiebrad (ed.): Alterthümer der Prager Josefstadt, israelitischer Friedhof, Alt-Neu-Schule und andere Synagogen, 3rd edition, Prague 1870, p. 140Lipany 1434 Killing of Surrendered Hussite Soldiers1434, May 30Lipany about 700 After the defeat of the radical Hussites or Taborites in the battle of Lipany, about 700 ordinary soldiers who surrendered after promises of renewed military service were burned to death in nearby barns. Almost all of the victims were ethnic Czechs.
Massacres between 1436 and 1900 The following is a list of massacres and pogroms that occurred in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic between the years 1436 and 1900:
NameDateLocationDeathsNotesPrague 1483 Pogrom1483Prague unknown The victims were Jewish.Massacre in BěchoviceJune 17, 1848Prague 7 (at least) were killed.At least 50 were injured; this massacre was part of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire.
Massacres between 1900 and 1939 The following is a list of massacres and pogroms that occurred in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic during the 20th century, but before World War II:
NameDateLocationDeathsNotesMassacre in Kadaň (Massaker von Kaaden)4 March 1919Kadaň 1725 were killed (including those of about 70 injured who later died); part of the 4th of March general strike in World War I and its aftermath in the German provinces.Massacre in Šternberk (Massaker von Sternberg)4 March 1919Šternberk 15Part of the 4th of March general strike in World War I and its aftermath in the German provinces.Frývaldov strike (Freiwaldau strike)25 November 1931Dolní Lipová 8 At least 13 more were injured; part of the Great Depression strike movement.
Massacres during World War II The following is a list of massacres and pogroms that occurred in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic in the time of Nazi Occupation of Czechoslovakia, until the end of World War II on May 8, 1945. The only exception is the biggest single-day mass murder of Czech citizens in history, which was committed at the Theresienstadt family camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau in modern-day Poland, on March 8–9, 1944. There were also single-day mass murders of Czech citizens in the Nazi concentration camps outside the Czech lands, such as in Maly Trostenets, 28 August 1942 (999 killed); Riga, 28 August 1942 (1001 killed); Mauthausen, 24 October 1942 (262 killed); Mauthausen, 10 April 1945 (235 killed) etc. If not stated otherwise, the victims were of Czech ethnicity.