Draft:Buzova massacre

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Buzova massacre
Part of the Battle of Kiev (1941) and the Operation Barbarossa
Memorial monument to warriors of the Soviet Army and local civilians who were killed by "fascists" in August-November 1941
LocationBuzova, Makariv Raion, Reichskommissariat Ukraine
DateAugust-November 1941
TargetUkrainians and Soviet Soldiers
WeaponsFirearms
Victims300 soldiers and civilians
Perpetratorssupposedly Waffen-SS or  German Army

The Buzova massacre is a Nazi war crime against civilian in village of Buzova and Soviet prisoners of war. It may have been organised by the Waffen-SS or the German Army.

The history[edit]

This massacre took place in August-November 1941, after the Nazis had taken Kiev in 1941. What we know about this massacre is that the Nazis killed a total of 300 civilians and Soviet soldiers. There is now a memorial monument to the victims of the massacre at the site of the shooting.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Історія села". buzovska.rada.arhiv.org.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-26.