This is a list of massacres which have occurred in the territory now covered by the modern country of Belgium.
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genocide against the Eburones | Belgium | Unknown | Annihilation of the Eburones tribe by Roman forces led by Julius Caesar. According to the Gallic Wars, "He wanted...to annihilate the race of the Eburones and even the name itself." | ||
| Bruges Matins | Bruges, West Flanders | 2,000 | Massacre of the French garrison of Bruges by Flemish militia during the Franco-Flemish War | ||
| Brussels Massacre | City of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region | 6 | Massacre of the Jewish community in Brussels | ||
| Spanish Fury of Mechelen | Mechelen, Province of Antwerp | Unknown | Sack and massacre of citizens in the city of Mechelen by Spanish soldiers after the fall of the city during the Eighty Years' War. | ||
| Spanish Fury of Antwerp | Antwerp, Province of Antwerp | 7,000 | Massacre of citizens and militia of Antwerp by renegade Spanish soldiers after the fall of the city during the Eighty Years' War. | ||
| Belgian general strike of 1893 | Mons, Province of Hainaut | 7 | Garde Civique fired on strikers protesting for universal suffrage during the general strike of 1893. |
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, | 156 | ||||
| Andenne massacre | 211 | ||||
| Massacre of Tamines | Tamines, Province of Namur | 384 | |||
| Dinant massacre | Dinant, Province of Namur | 674 | Massacre of Belgian civilians by German soldiers in response for "Franc-tireur" attacks during the First World War | ||
| Sack of Louvain | Leuven, Flemish Brabant | 248 | |||
| Vinkt Massacre | Vinkt, East Flanders | 86-140 | Massacre of Belgian civilians during the German invasion of Belgium. | ||
| Courcelles Massacre | Courcelles, Province of Hainaut | 20 | Massacre of Belgian civilians by Rexist collaborators in retaliation for the murder of a politician by the resistance. | ||
| Malmedy massacres | Malmedy and surrounding region | 473 (83 in main incident) | Massacre of POWs and civilians by SS troops led by Joachim Peiper in a dozen incidents during the Battle of the Bulge | ||
| Baugnez crossroads massacre | Baugnez (near Malmedy), Province of Liège | 81 | |||
| 11 | |||||
| Bande Massacre | Bande, Province of Luxembourg | 34 | Murder of 34 men between 20–31 years old by German soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge.[1] [2] | ||
| Chenogne massacre | Chenogne, Province of Luxembourg | 80 | Massacre of German POWs by American soldiers in retaliation for the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge.[3] |
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grâce-Berleur shooting | Grâce-Berleur, Province of Liège | 4 | Massacre when Gendarmerie fired on demonstrators during the Royal Question.[4] | ||
| Bogaarden shooting | Bogaarden | 8 (including himself) | |||
| Dendermonde nursery attack | Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, East Flanders | 3 | Attack on a nursery by an individual. 12 people were also injured in the attack. | ||
| Liège attack | Liège, Province of Liège | 6 | Gun and grenade attack on civilians by an individual. 125 people were also injured. | ||
| Brussels bombings | Zaventem, Province of Flemish Brabant and City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region | 32 (+3 suicide bombers) | Three coordinated nail bombings by five suicide bombers: two at Brussels Airport, and one at Maalbeek metro station. Responsibility claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 340 people were also injured in the attacks. |