The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Lithuania (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Mass Execution of the Jews of Gargždai | June 24, 1941 | Gargždai | 201 | The mass execution of Jewish men from Gargždai was the first of more than 250 mass execution of Jews committed by the Nazis and their Lithuanian collaborators during the Holocaust in Lithuania[1][2] |
| Rainiai massacre | June 24–25, 1941 | Rainiai, near Telšiai | 73 | |
| Kaunas pogrom | June 25–29, 1941 | Kaunas | 5,000 | |
| Kaunas massacre | October 29, 1941 | Kaunas | 9,200 | |
| Koniuchy massacre | January 29, 1944 | Koniuchy (now Kaniūkai) | 34 | |
| Ponary (Paneriai) massacre | July 1941 - August 1944 | Paneriai, Vilnius | 100,000 | |
| Glinciszki massacre | 20 June 1944 | Glitiškės | 27 | |
| Dubingiai massacre | 23 June 1944 | Dubingiai | 20-27 | |
| Draučiai shooting | February 15, 1998 | Draučiai | 10 (including shooter) | While the government initially suspected political motives, it turned out that it was most likely the result of mental illness. |
References edit
- ^ "The First Mass Execution of the Jews of Gargždai". Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. 2010.
- ^ "Execution of Jews in Gargždai". The Map of Holocaust by Bullets. Yahad-In Unum. 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-19.