Tulle massacre of June 1944
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The Tulle massacre of June 1944 was a World War II atrocity in which German SS troops publicly hanged and deported dozens of French civilians in the town of Tulle as a brutal reprisal against Resistance activities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi war crime in France
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massacre → war crime → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tulle hangings
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massacre of Tulle → |
| cause |
German attempt to suppress the Maquis in Corrèze
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reprisal for French Resistance attacks in and around Tulle → |
| characterizedAs |
atrocity
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crime against humanity → reprisal killing → |
| commemoratedOn |
9 June
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| conflict |
World War II
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|
| country |
France
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|
| date |
9 June 1944
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| historicalRegion |
occupied France
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|
| languageOfName |
English
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| location |
Corrèze
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France → Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED → Tulle → |
| memorial |
commemorative ceremonies in Tulle
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monuments to the victims in Tulle → |
| method |
deportation to Nazi concentration camps
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public hanging → |
| militaryContext |
advance of 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich from southern France toward Normandy
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|
| numberOfDeportees |
approximately 149 men deported to concentration camps
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more than 140 → |
| numberOfPeopleHanged |
99 men publicly hanged from lampposts and balconies
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approximately 99 → |
| opponent |
French Resistance
→
Maquis of Corrèze → |
| partOf |
German reprisals against the French Resistance
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|
| perpetrator |
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
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Waffen-SS → |
| relatedEvent |
Normandy landings
NERFINISHED
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Oradour-sur-Glane massacre → |
| responsibleOrganization |
SS
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| result |
dozens of civilians deported
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dozens of civilians killed → terrorization of the local population → |
| selectionCriteria |
round-up of male civilians
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summary selection for execution and deportation → |
| timePeriod |
German occupation of France
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June 1944 → after the Allied landings in Normandy → |
| victim |
French civilians
→
male inhabitants of Tulle → |
| victimGroup |
French civilians classified as hostages by German forces
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tulle
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historicalEvent |