Historical Events tagged with "mass execution"
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Execution of East Pakistan's Intellectuals
The Pakistan Army, supported by local collaborators, executed over 200 intellectuals in East Pakistan. This was part of a systematic effort to eliminate the educated class that opposed Pakistan's rule during the conflict. Many of those killed were academics, artists, and professionals who had vocally supported the independence movement. Their deaths marked a brutal strategy to instill fear and disrupt the cultural and intellectual framework of the growing nationalist sentiment in East Pakistan.
Continue ReadingMass Shooting of Jews at Ninth Fort
Over 10,000 Jews were executed by German occupiers in Kaunas at the Ninth Fort, an event known as the 'Great Action'. This massacre took place during a period of heightened brutality against Jewish communities in Europe, particularly those under Nazi occupation. The German forces, alongside local collaborators, aimed to eliminate the Jewish population in Lithuania as part of their broader genocidal agenda during World War II. The victims included men, women, and children, with their lives tragically cut short during these horrific events.
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