Arnsberg Forest massacre
| Arnsberg Forest massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
German locals from Suttrop dig graves for the bodies of 57 Russians, including women and one baby, exhumed from a mass grave nearby. | |
| Location | Arnsberg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°22′43.95″N 8°20′9.76″E / 51.3788750°N 8.3360444°E |
| Date | 20–23 March 1945 |
Attack type | Extrajudicial killing |
| Weapons | Firing squads |
| Deaths | 208 people |
| Victims | Russian and Polish forced labourers and Prisoners of War |
| Perpetrator | Nazi Germany |
The Arnsberg Forest massacre (also known as the Massacre in Arnsberg Woods) was a series of mass extrajudicial killings of 208 forced labourers and POWs (Ostarbeiter), mainly of Russian and Polish descent, by Nazi troops under the command of Hans Kammler from 20 to 23 March 1945.
As of 2021, only 14 of the 208 victims have been identified.