The following is a partial list of selected massacres that are known to have occurred in the territory of modern-day Belarus (some numbers may be approximated):
NameDateLocation PerpetratorsDeathsNotesPripet Marshes massacres (1654) September 1654Pripet Marshes CossacksThousandsIvan Zolotarenko's Cossacks of Nizhyn Regiment massacred thousands of Polish civilians in the Pripet Marshes.Pinsk massacreApril 5, 1919Pinsk Poland35Jewish men from illegal gathering of suspected Bolshevik cell executed by Polish troops during Polish–Soviet War.Kurapaty massacres1937–1941Kurapaty (Minsk)7,000–30,000NKVD summary executionsMassacre of Brzostowica MałaSeptember 1939Brzostowica Mała, occupied Poland (Malaya Byerastavitsa)Belarusian peasants50Poles massacred by Belarusian peasants on the second day of the Soviet invasion of Poland.Mokrany massacreSeptember 28, 1939Mokrany, occupied Poland18Polish POWs massacred by Soviet forces.1941 Oszmiana massacreJuly 26, 1941Oszmiana, occupied Poland (Ashmyany)527Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Pripet Marshes massacres (1941)28 July – 29 August 1941Pripet Marshes17,288Massacres of Jews and Soviet civilians committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Slutsk AffairOctober 1941Slutsk4,000Part of the Holocaust in Belarus; non-Jewish residents also killedMisznowszyna Forest massacreOctober 20–21, 1941Misznowszyna Forest near Horodyszcze, occupied Poland (Haradzishcha)1,000+Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Kleck massacres of 1941October 25 and 30, 1941Kleck, occupied Poland (Klyetsk)~3,800Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Nieśwież massacreOctober 30, 1941Nieśwież, occupied Poland (Nyasvizh)~4,000Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Siniawka massacreautumn of 1941 and summer of 1942Siniawka, occupied Poland (Sinyawka)~730Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Babruysk massacreNovember 9, 1941Babruysk1,700Soviet POWs massacred by soldiers of the German 339th Infantry Division.Ilja massacresMarch 17 and June 7, 1942Ilja, occupied Poland (Ilya)650–850Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Dołhinów massacreMarch 30, 1942Dołhinów, occupied Poland (Dawhinava)~1,000Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Dzyatlava massacreApril 29 and August 10, 1942Zdzięcioł, occupied Poland (Dzyatlava) SchutzstaffelBelarusian Auxiliary Police1,500Carried out by the SS and Belarusian Auxiliary Police.Bronna Góra massacreMay 1942 – November 1942Bronna Góra, occupied Poland Schutzstaffel50,000Mass killings by Schutzstaffel (SS) and SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV) over execution pits dug in the forestŁużki massacreJune 1, 1942Łużki, occupied Poland (Luzhki)528Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Iwieniec massacreJune 9, 1942Iwieniec, occupied Poland (Ivyanyets)~800Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Druja massacreJune 17, 1942Druja, occupied Poland (Druya)1,000+Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Marków massacreJune 24, 1942Marków, occupied Poland (Markava)500+Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Horodziej massacreJuly 16, 1942Horodziej, occupied Poland (Haradzyeya)~1,000Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.1942 Kleck massacreJuly 22, 1942Kleck, occupied Poland (Klyetsk)~1,400Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Mereczowszczyzna massacreJuly 24–25, 1942Mereczowszczyzna, occupied Poland (Myerachowshchyna)~1,200Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Lenin massacreAugust 14, 1942Lenin, occupied Poland28Massacre of nearly all Jewish residents committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Oszmiana massacre of 1942October 23, 1942Oszmiana, occupied Poland (Ashmyany)406Massacre of elderly Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Duniłowicze massacreNovember 21–22, 1942Duniłowicze, occupied Poland (Dunilavichy)826Massacre of Jews committed by Nazi German occupiers as part of the Holocaust.Mirnaya massacreDecember 1942Mirnaya (Мірная), Belarus (be)147Nazi retribution for partisan attacksLyubozhanka massacreJanuary 8, 1943Lyubozhanka, Dzyarzhynsk district, Minsk region42Nazi forces unexpectedly invaded the village. They invaded the houses and shot anyone who tried to escape, They pursued them with German Shepherds. Immediately, they set fire to houses and other buildings. According to the official version, 42 villagers were killed, including 14 children. Khatyn massacreMarch 22, 1943Khatyn Ukrainian Auxiliary Police Dirlewanger Brigade149Troops from the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police and Dirlewanger Brigade destroyed the entire village in retribution for Soviet partisan attack (not to be confused with Katyn massacre).Operation Zauberflöte17−22 April 1943MinskUnknownNaliboki massacreMay 8, 1943Naliboki, occupied Poland Soviet partisans128Polish civilians massacred by the Soviet partisans.Operation Cottbus20 May – 24 June 1943Vitebsk Oblast20,000+Estimated at least 20,000 victims at the cost of 59 German troops killed in actionMartyrs of Nowogródek execution1 August 1943Novogrudok Gestapo1111 Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth executed by the GestapoMashchanitsa affair31 May - 1 June 2005Vyalikaya Mashchanitsa, Mogilev OblastMikalai Rakutin, Syarhei Yushkevich, Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Gennady Salauyev(sentenced)6Burglary in the house2011 Minsk Metro bombingApril 11, 2011MinskDzmitry Kanavalau, Uladzislau Kavalyou15Including 204 injuredStowbtsy School stabbingFebruary 11, 2019StowbtsyVadim Miloshevsky22 wounded
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