Schio massacre

Schio massacre
The building of the Bortoli Hospital that acted as a temporary prison
Schio massacre is located in Northern Italy
Schio massacre
Schio massacre (Northern Italy)
LocationSchio, Italy
Coordinates45°42′54″N 11°21′37″E / 45.7151°N 11.3602°E / 45.7151; 11.3602
Date6–7 July 1945
TargetPrisoners who were known or suspected to be fascist supporters
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths54
Injured17
PerpetratorsFormer Italian partisans

The Schio massacre was a mass prisoner killing carried out by former Italian partisans of the Garibaldi Brigade and officers of the Auxiliary Partisan Police in the city jail of Schio on the night of 6–7 July 1945. Of the 54 people who were killed, only 27 of them were fascist supporters or had collaborated with the Germans. The massacre was investigated by the Allies and two trials with convictions followed.