Tulle massacre
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The Tulle massacre was a World War II atrocity in June 1944 in which German SS troops hanged and killed dozens of French civilians in the town of Tulle as a brutal reprisal against Resistance activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tulle massacre canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi war crime in France
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
commemoration ceremonies held annually in Tulle
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deportation of many Tulle men to forced labor camps ⓘ |
| cause |
reprisal for French Resistance attacks
ⓘ
reprisal for Maquis actions around Tulle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 9 June 1944 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
French war crimes investigations after World War II
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histories of the French Resistance ⓘ |
| hasCommemorationDay | 9 June ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | German occupation of France ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| location | Tulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | memorials in Tulle to the hanged victims ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling | hanging ⓘ |
| militaryContext | movement of 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich toward Normandy front ⓘ |
| natureOfEvent |
crime against humanity
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reprisal killing ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 99 ⓘ |
| occupyingPower | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German counter-insurgency operations in France
ⓘ
Nazi reprisals in occupied France ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorNationality | German ⓘ |
| region |
Corrèze
NERFINISHED
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Oradour-sur-Glane massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedUnit | SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 Der Führer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | widely recognized Nazi atrocity in France ⓘ |
| target |
French civilians
ⓘ
male inhabitants of Tulle ⓘ |
| victimGroup | French population of Tulle ⓘ |
| victimNationality | French ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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