Marzabotto massacre
| Marzabotto massacre | |
|---|---|
Remains of the church of San Martino di Monte Sole | |
| Location | Marzabotto, Italy |
| Date | 29 September – 5 October 1944 |
| Target | Italian civilians |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 1,830 |
| Perpetrators | 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS |
The Marzabotto massacre (in Italian strage di Marzabotto, "Marzabotto slaughter"), or more correctly, the massacre of Monte Sole, was a World War II war crime consisting of the mass murder of 1,830 civilians by Nazi troops, which took place in the territory around the small village of Marzabotto, in the mountainous area south of Bologna. It was the largest massacre of civilians committed by the Waffen SS in western Europe during the war. It is also the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Italy.