Ardenne Abbey massacre
The Ardenne Abbey massacre occurred during the Battle of Normandy at the Ardenne Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, near Caen, France. In June 1944, 20 Canadian soldiers were massacred in a garden at the abbey by members of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend over the course of several days and weeks. This was part of the Normandy Massacres, a series of scattered killings during which up to 156 Canadian prisoners of war were murdered by soldiers of the 12th SS Panzer Division during the Battle of Normandy. The perpetrators of the massacre, members of the 12th SS Panzer Division, were known for their fanaticism, the majority having been drawn from the Hitlerjugend or Hitler Youth.
| Ardenne Abbey massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Normandy massacres | |
Abbaye d'Ardenne in September 2006, after extensive restoration | |
| Location | Ardenne Abbey, Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, France |
| Date | 7–17 June 1944 |
| Deaths | 20 Canadians POWs from the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) |
| Perpetrators | 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend |
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