NKVD prisoner massacre in Tartu
| NKVD prisoner massacre in Tartu | |
|---|---|
| Part of the NKVD prisoner massacres and the first Soviet occupation of the Baltic states | |
Corpses of the massacre's victims | |
| Location | Tartu, Estonia |
| Date | July 9, 1941 (EET) |
| Target | Estonian prisoners |
Attack type | Massacre, war crime |
| Deaths | 193 |
| Perpetrators | NKVD |
The NKVD Prison Massacre of Tartu was a 1941 massacre of Estonian prisoners by the Soviet secret police (the NKVD) in the city of Tartu, Estonia, during the first Soviet occupation of the Baltic states.
On July 9, 1941, the NKVD executed 193 detainees held in a Tartu prison,; their bodies were dumped in makeshift graves and in the prison well.
It was one of several NKVD prisoner massacres in areas occupied by the Soviets.