Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre
War crime in Poland, 6 December 1942 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the Ciepielów massacre.
The Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre was a Nazi war crime perpetrated by the German Gendarmerie (state rural police) in the villages of Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka within occupied Poland. On 6 December 1942 thirty-one Poles, including women and children, from the families of Kowalski, Kosior, Obuchiewicz and Skoczylas, were murdered for helping Jews. Among the victims were two Jewish refugees. The Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre was one of the most severe crimes inflicted by Nazi-German occupants towards Poles who had helped Jews.[1]
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Location | Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka, occupied Poland |
Date | 6 December 1942 |
Incident type | Massacre |
Organizations | Ordnungspolizei |
Victims | 33 |
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