Jungholzhausen massacre

Jungholzhausen massacre
LocationBraunsbach and Ilshofen, Württemberg, Germany
Date14–15 April 1945
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths13–48 Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht prisoners of war
Perpetrators254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division (US Army)

The Jungholzhausen massacre was a war crime committed by the 63rd Infantry Division of the US Army on 15 April 1945 during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Between 13 and 30 Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht prisoners of war were executed by the division's 254th Infantry Regiment after heavy fighting near the village of Jungholzhausen.

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