Barletta massacre
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| Barletta massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Italian campaign | |
 Corpses on the ground after the massacre | |
| Location | 44°20′N 7°33′E / 44.333°N 7.550°E Barletta, Apulia, Italy |
| Date | 12 September 1943 |
| Target | Italian civilians |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Soldiers of the Fallschirm-Jäger-Division |
| Motive | Reprisal for the strong resistance by civilians |
The Barletta massacre (Italian: Eccidio di Barletta), was a German war crime that took place on 12 September 1943 in the city of Barletta in Italy. The event took place following the Italian surrender on 8 September 1943. Twelve Italian civilians were killed and several hundred houses were destroyed by artillery fire of the Waffen-SS under the command of Hart Gloocke. The massacre was captured by numerous photos and video by Germans.[1]
The Barletta massacre is referred to[by whom?] as one of the first German World War II massacre on civilians in Italy, from the Italian surrender of 8 September.