| Arnsberg Forest massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
 German locals from Suttrop dig graves for the bodies of 57 Russians, including women and one baby, exhumed from a mass grave nearby. | |
| Location | Arnsberg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°22′43.95″N 8°20′9.76″E / 51.3788750°N 8.3360444°E |
| Date | 20–23 March 1945 |
Attack type | Extrajudicial killing |
| Weapons | Firing squads |
| Deaths | 208 people |
| Victims | Russian and Polish forced labourers and Prisoners of War |
| Perpetrator |  Nazi Germany |
The Arnsberg Forest massacre (also known as the Massacre in Arnsberg Woods) was a series of mass extrajudicial killings of 208 forced labourers and POWs (Ostarbeiter), mainly of Russian and Polish descent,[1][2] by Nazi troops under the command of Hans Kammler[3] from 20 to 23 March 1945.
As of 2021, only 14 of the 208 victims have been identified.
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