SettingsMassacres in France
2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade (1209–1255) was a 45-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc.
The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade (1209–1255) was a 45-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc.
Ascq massacre
The Ascq massacre is a massacre of 86 men on April 1944 in Ascq by the Nazis during the Second World War.
The Ascq massacre is a massacre of 86 men on April 1944 in Ascq by the Nazis during the Second World War.
Battle of Bab El Oued
The Battle of Bab el Oued was an event of the Algerian War between Organisation de l'Armée Secrète militants and French soldiers in a traditionally working-class European Quarter of Algiers betw...
The Battle of Bab el Oued was an event of the Algerian War between Organisation de l'Armée Secrète militants and French soldiers in a traditionally working-class European Quarter of Algiers betw...
Battle of Savenay
The Battle of Savenay took place on 23 December 1793, and marks the end of the Virée de Galerne operational phase of the first war in the Vendée, where a Republican force of approximately 18,000...
The Battle of Savenay took place on 23 December 1793, and marks the end of the Virée de Galerne operational phase of the first war in the Vendée, where a Republican force of approximately 18,000...
Champ de Mars Massacre
During the French Revolution, on 17 July 1791, the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre, the fusillade du Champ-de-Mars.
During the French Revolution, on 17 July 1791, the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre, the fusillade du Champ-de-Mars.
French Genocide
The term French Genocide, is an allegation, coined by Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to connote the massacre of Algerian civilians from 1945 during the colonial period which Fran...
The term French Genocide, is an allegation, coined by Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to connote the massacre of Algerian civilians from 1945 during the colonial period which Fran...
Le Paradis massacre
The Le Paradis massacre was a war crime committed by members of the 14th Company, SS Division Totenkopf, under the command of Hauptsturmführer Fritz Knöchlein.
The Le Paradis massacre was a war crime committed by members of the 14th Company, SS Division Totenkopf, under the command of Hauptsturmführer Fritz Knöchlein.
Maillé massacre
The Maillé Massacre refers to the murder on 25 August 1944 of 124 of the 500 residents of the commune of Maillé in the department of the Indre-et-Loire.
The Maillé Massacre refers to the murder on 25 August 1944 of 124 of the 500 residents of the commune of Maillé in the department of the Indre-et-Loire.
Maillé, Indre-et-Loire
Maillé is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Maillé is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
March 2012 attacks in Toulouse and Montauban
The 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians, in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France.
The 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians, in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France.
Massacre of the Italians at Aigues-Mortes
The Massacre of the Italians at Aigues-Mortes was a series of events on the 16 and 17 August 1893, in Aigues-Mortes (France), leading to the killing of Italian workers of the Compagnie des Salin...
The Massacre of the Italians at Aigues-Mortes was a series of events on the 16 and 17 August 1893, in Aigues-Mortes (France), leading to the killing of Italian workers of the Compagnie des Salin...
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy, also known as the Massacre of Wassy, is the name given to the murder of Huguenot worshipers and citizens in an armed action by troops of Francis, Duke of Guise, in W...
The Massacre of Vassy, also known as the Massacre of Wassy, is the name given to the murder of Huguenot worshipers and citizens in an armed action by troops of Francis, Duke of Guise, in W...
Massacres of La Glacière
The bloody massacres of La Glacière that took place during 16-17 October 1791 in the Tour de la Glacière of the Palais des Papes at Avignon, then but recently united to France, were an isola...
The bloody massacres of La Glacière that took place during 16-17 October 1791 in the Tour de la Glacière of the Palais des Papes at Avignon, then but recently united to France, were an isola...
Michelade
The Michelade is the name given to the massacre of Catholics, including 24 Catholic priests and monks, by Protestant rioters in Nîmes on Michaelmas (29 September) 1567, following the Surpris...
The Michelade is the name given to the massacre of Catholics, including 24 Catholic priests and monks, by Protestant rioters in Nîmes on Michaelmas (29 September) 1567, following the Surpris...
Nanterre massacre
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France.
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France.
Oradour-sur-Glane
Oradour-sur-Glane (Orador de Glana) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.
Oradour-sur-Glane (Orador de Glana) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.
Paris massacre of 1961
The Paris massacre of 1961 was a massacre in Paris on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62).
The Paris massacre of 1961 was a massacre in Paris on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62).
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of mob violence which overtook Paris in late summer 1792, during the French Revolution.
The September Massacres were a wave of mob violence which overtook Paris in late summer 1792, during the French Revolution.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy in French) in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directe...
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy in French) in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directe...
Toulouse and Montauban shootings
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in the cities of Montauban and Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées region of Fran...
Tulle murders
The Tulle Murders refer to the actions committed by the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich in June 1944, at the end of World War II. After a successful FTP offensive on 7 and 8 June 1944, the arr...
The Tulle Murders refer to the actions committed by the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich in June 1944, at the end of World War II. After a successful FTP offensive on 7 and 8 June 1944, the arr...
Wormhoudt massacre
The Wormhoudt massacre (or Wormhout massacre) was the mass murder of 80 British and French POWs by the Waffen SS during the Battle of France in May 1940.
The Wormhoudt massacre (or Wormhout massacre) was the mass murder of 80 British and French POWs by the Waffen SS during the Battle of France in May 1940.