Wawer massacre
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The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nazi crime in Poland
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World War II atrocity → massacre → war crime → |
| aftermath |
helped galvanize Polish resistance sentiment
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| alsoKnownAs |
Wawer execution
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| category |
History of Warsaw during World War II
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Massacres committed by Nazi Germany → Massacres in 1939 → |
| cause |
German reprisal for the killing of two German soldiers
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| commander |
Friedrich Wilhelm Wenzel
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Ludwig Hahn NERFINISHED → |
| commemoratedOn |
December 27
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Poland
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| date |
December 26, 1939
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December 27, 1939 → |
| executionSite |
sand dunes near Wawer
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| historicalContext |
early phase of German occupation policies in Poland
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| jurisdiction |
General Government (German-occupied Poland)
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| legalCharacterization |
crime against humanity
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extrajudicial execution → |
| location |
Wawer
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near Warsaw → |
| memorial |
Wawer massacre memorial in Warsaw
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| memorialType |
monument and plaques at the execution site
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| method |
mass execution by firing squad
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| motive |
deterrence through collective punishment
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terrorizing the Polish civilian population → |
| numberOfVictims |
approximately 107
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| partOf |
German occupation of Poland
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Nazi terror in occupied Poland → |
| perpetrator |
German occupiers in Poland
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Nazi Germany → |
| precededBy |
killing of two German non-commissioned officers in Wawer
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| recognizedBy |
Polish Institute of National Remembrance
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| relatedEvent |
Nazi crimes against the Polish nation
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Palmiry massacres → |
| significance |
early example of German collective responsibility reprisals in occupied Poland
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one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population in World War II → |
| time period |
December 1939
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| typeOfAction |
collective reprisal
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| victim |
Polish civilians
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Polish men and boys → |
| victimGroup |
ethnic Poles
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| victimSelection |
randomly selected Polish males from Wawer and Anin
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Wawer massacre
("Wawer execution")
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alsoKnownAs |
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German occupation of Poland
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notableEvent |