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Mass murder of Jews near Skudvilė (300 people)

Mass murder of Jews near Skudvilė (300 people)

CG4Q+2H Snails, Tauragė District Municipality, Lithuania

Lithuania: In the Footsteps of the Holocaust
Jermaine Jermaine

At the end of June 1941, an unknown number of Jews were killed near the town of Skaudvile. The executioners were German soldiers from the Gestapo or SD. In August 1941, 300 Jewish men were killed at the same location.

At the end of June 1941, an unknown number of Jews were killed near the town of Skaudvilė. The executioners were German soldiers, Gestapo, or SD. It is unknown where they came from, but it was probably a team from the EK-Tilsit, because Skaudvilė is located about 10 km outside the 25-kilometer zone where EK-Tilsit operated.
In August 1941, 300 Jewish men were killed at the same location.

Sources:
https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/9d56c5bc-3f83-428b-aefe-1efa8cce7b4c
http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page/1/item/163/

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