Vinca massacre

Vinca massacre
Vinca massacre
Part of War crimes of the Wehrmacht
	Vinca massacre (Northern Italy)
Native name	Eccidio di Vinca
Location	Vinca (Fivizzano), Tuscany, Italy
Coordinates	44°14′N 10°08′E / 44.233°N 10.133°E
Date	24–27 August 1944
Target	Italian civilian population
Attack type	Massacre
Weapons	Machine guns
Deaths	162
Perpetrators	Max Simon, Walter Reder
Motive	Reprisal for Italian partisan activity
Convicted	Max Simon, Walter Reder
Verdict	Life imprisonment
Charges	Murder

The Vinca massacre (Italian: Eccidio di Vinca) was a massacre carried out near Fivizzano, Tuscany, by the German 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division from 24 to 27 August 1944 in which 162 Italian civilians were killed.

It was one of many war crimes the division was involved in while stationed in Italy during the war.^[1]

^ "16. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Reichsführer-SS"" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[16.SSPanzergrenadier-1] "16. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Reichsführer-SS"" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

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