Glinciszki massacre
The Glinciszki massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Glinciszkach; Lithuanian: Glitiškių žudynės) was a mass murder of Polish civilians by the German-subordinated 258th Lithuanian Police Battalion, committed on 20 June 1944 in the village of Glinciszki (now Glitiškės in Lithuania) during World War II. In the massacre 39 civilians were murdered including 11 women (one in an advanced stage of pregnancy), 11 children, and 6 elderly men. They were executed as a collective punishment for the death of four Lithuanian auxiliary policemen the previous evening.
| Glinciszki (Glitiškės) massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
Glitiškės Glitiškės (Lithuania) | |
| Location | Glitiškės, Generalbezirk Litauen, Reichskommissariat Ostland (Wilno Voivodeship, Poland until 1939, now in Lithuania) |
| Coordinates | 54°59′10″N 25°13′30″E |
| Date | 20 June 1944 |
| Target | Polish civilians |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 39 |
| Perpetrators | 258th Lithuanian Police Battalion
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No. of participants | ~50 |
| Motive | Revenge for the deaths of 4 policemen |
In revenge, the Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK) brigade of Zygmunt Szendzielarz killed at least 68 Lithuanian civilians, three-quarters of whom were women and children, by the end of June 1944 in Dubingiai and its surroundings as part of the Dubingiai massacre.