German war crimes during the Battle of Moscow
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German war crime
s during the Battle of Moscow
In the village of Ershovo in Moscow Oblast
100 Soviet civilian
s and captured soldiers were blown up in the village's church.
In the village of Vysoko Germans burned alive 70 civilians and 20 captured Soviet soldiers.
In the village of Dubna
Germans hanged 42 civilians, in Prudnaja they burned 20 civilians alive and shot 50 civilians in the village.Kolodeznaja (Tula Oblast
).
In the village of Slobodino of Moscow Oblast Germans rape
d and killed 15 Soviet women.
In the village of Boljshoe in Tula Oblast Germans burned 56 civilians and wounded Soviet soldiers alive.
In the village of Chornaja Grjazj in Moscow Oblast 30 civilians were shot and their bodies were hanged along the way. Two women were also raped and killed: Soloninkowa E. and Erohina K.
During the retreat from Worjushino in Kalinin Oblast Germans shot 26 civilians (10 amongst them were children).
On December 20, 1941 in Volokolamsk
, Germans burned 600 wounded Soviet soldiers alive.
War crime
War crimes are serious violations of the laws applicable in armed conflict giving rise to individual criminal responsibility...
s during the Battle of Moscow
Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow is the name given by Soviet historians to two periods of strategically significant fighting on a sector of the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort frustrated Hitler's attack on Moscow, capital of...
In the village of Ershovo in Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
100 Soviet civilian
Civilian
A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...
s and captured soldiers were blown up in the village's church.
In the village of Vysoko Germans burned alive 70 civilians and 20 captured Soviet soldiers.
In the village of Dubna
Dubna
Dubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of naukograd , being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research centre and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defence aerospace company...
Germans hanged 42 civilians, in Prudnaja they burned 20 civilians alive and shot 50 civilians in the village.Kolodeznaja (Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast is a federal subject of Russia with its present borders formed on September 26, 1937. Its administrative center is the city of Tula. The oblast has an area of and a population of 1,553,874...
).
In the village of Slobodino of Moscow Oblast Germans rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
d and killed 15 Soviet women.
In the village of Boljshoe in Tula Oblast Germans burned 56 civilians and wounded Soviet soldiers alive.
In the village of Chornaja Grjazj in Moscow Oblast 30 civilians were shot and their bodies were hanged along the way. Two women were also raped and killed: Soloninkowa E. and Erohina K.
During the retreat from Worjushino in Kalinin Oblast Germans shot 26 civilians (10 amongst them were children).
On December 20, 1941 in Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, northwest of Moscow. Population: -History:...
, Germans burned 600 wounded Soviet soldiers alive.