List of massacres in Lithuania explained

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Lithuania (numbers may be approximate):

NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
First Mass Execution of the Jews of GargždaiJune 24, 1941Gargždai201The 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 massacreJune 24–25, 1941Rainiai, near Telšiai73
Kaunas pogromJune 25–29, 1941Kaunas5,000
Kaunas massacreOctober 29, 1941Kaunas9,200
Koniuchy massacreJanuary 29, 1944Koniuchy (now Kaniūkai)34
Ponary (Paneriai) massacreJuly 1941 - August 1944Paneriai, Vilnius100,000
Glinciszki massacre20 June 1944Glitiškės27
Dubingiai massacre23 June 1944Dubingiai20-27
Draučiai shootingFebruary 15, 1998Draučiai10 (including shooter)While the government initially suspected political motives, it turned out that it was most likely the result of mental illness.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The First Mass Execution of the Jews of Gargždai. 2010 . Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania . Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. Vilnius, Lithuania.
  2. Web site: Execution of Jews in Gargždai. The Map of Holocaust by Bullets. Yahad-In Unum . 2012. 2019-11-19.