Zhestianaya Gorka massacre
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LocationZhestianaya Gorka, Novgorod Oblast, Soviet Union
Date1941–1943
TargetSoviet civilians and partisans
Attack type
Mass Murder| Zhestianaya Gorka massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Eastern Front (World War II) | |
 Mass grave of victims near Zhestianaya Gorka | |
| Location | Zhestianaya Gorka, Novgorod Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Date | 1941–1943 |
| Target | Soviet civilians and partisans |
Attack type | Mass Murder |
| Deaths | 2600 |
| Perpetrators | Latvian Auxiliary Police, Einsatzgruppen |
| Motive | Genocide[1] |
The Zhestianaya Gorka massacre was a World War II massacre of partisans and civilians, mostly women and children, carried out in the village of Zhestianaya Gorka (now Novgorod oblast, Russia) by Schutzmannschaft and Nazi collaborators.
