Lwów pogrom (1914)
Russian-backed pogrom of Jews by Cossacks during World War One
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The Lwów pogrom (Polish: pogrom lwowski, German: Lemberger Pogrom) was a pogrom of the Jewish population of the city of Lwów that took place on September 27, 1914, during World War I. Following a reported robbery, or shots, involving the Imperial Russian Army in the Lviv's Jewish quarter, Russian Cossacks assaulted nearby Jewish civilians, resulting in about 40 civilian fatalities and a number of injuries. In the aftermath, no Cossacks were court-martialed, but several Jews were arrested and released shortly afterward.[1]
| Lwów pogrom | |
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| Location | Lwów, Austria-Hungary (Austrian Poland) |
| Date | September 27, 1914 |
| Deaths | up to 49 |
| Injured | up to 47 |
| Victims | Jews |
| Perpetrators | Russian soldiers, Cossacks |
Pogroms and persecution of Jews also took place in other Galician cities occupied by the Russian army.[2]
