Wereth 11 massacre
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The Wereth 11 massacre was a World War II war crime in which eleven African American soldiers of the U.S. 333rd Field Artillery Battalion were captured, tortured, and murdered by German troops during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II atrocity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wereth massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Massacres in Belgium
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Massacres of prisoners of war in World War II ⓘ World War II crimes by Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
beating
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gunshot wounds ⓘ stabbing ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Wereth 11 memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in some U.S. communities ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| date | 1944-12-17 ⓘ |
| eventDuring |
Ardennes Offensive
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
racial violence in the U.S. military history
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treatment of African American soldiers in World War II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | U.S. Army authorities ⓘ |
| involves |
333rd Field Artillery Battalion
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army segregated unit ⓘ |
| location | Wereth, Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
documentary films
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historical books ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Wereth, Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialUnveiled | 2004 ⓘ |
| method |
execution
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torture ⓘ |
| motive |
anti-Black racism
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racial hatred ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
German troops
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Waffen-SS soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | war crime ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Malmedy massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim | African American soldiers ⓘ |
| victimBranch | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimCount | 11 ⓘ |
| victimCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| victimRole | artillerymen ⓘ |
| victimStatus | prisoners of war ⓘ |
| victimUnit | 333rd Field Artillery Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| violationOf | Geneva Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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