Leskovice massacre
| Leskovice massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia | |
| Location | Leskovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Date | 5 May 1945 (80 years ago) |
| Deaths | 25 |
| Perpetrators | Waffen-SS led by Walter Hauck |
The Leskovice massacre was the mass murder of twenty-five Czech civilians in May 1945 by Waffen-SS troops on the orders of Nazi officer Walter Hauck inside the village of Leskovice during the World War II.