| San Terenzo Monti massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of German war crimes in Italy during World War II | |
  San Terenzo Monti massacre (Northern Italy) | |
| Native name | L’eccidio di San Terenzo Monti |
| Location | Bardine San Terenzo & San Terenzo Monti, Tuscany, Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°17′N 10°04′E / 44.283°N 10.067°E |
| Date | 17–19 August 1944 |
| Target | Italian civilian population |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Machine guns |
| Deaths | 159 |
| Perpetrators | Walter Reder |
| Motive | Reprisal for Italian partisan activity |
| Charges | Murder |
The San Terenzo Monti massacre (Italian: L’eccidio di San Terenzo Monti), sometimes also referred to as the Bardine massacre or Bardine San Terenzo massacre, was a massacre carried out near Fivizzano, Tuscany, by the German 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division from 17 to 19 August 1944 in which 159 Italian civilians were killed.
It was one of numerous war crimes the division was involved in while stationed in Italy during the war.[1]
- ^ "16. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Reichsführer-SS"" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 25 August 2018.