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Khatyn massacre

Nazi massacre in Belarus
Event massacre Q430700
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Summary

Khatyn massacre is a massacre[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,862 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Khatyn[3]
  • Country: Belarus[4]
  • Instance of: mass murder[5], Nazi crime[6]
  • Location: Khatyn[7]
  • Commons category: Khatyn massacre[8]
  • Point in time: March 22, 1943[9]
  • Number of deaths: 156[10]
  • Number of injured: 2[11]
  • Different from: Khatyn[12], Katyn massacre[13]
  • Time period: World War II[14]
  • Number of perpetrators: 118[15]
  • Perpetrator: Schutzmannschaft Bataillon 118[16], Dirlewanger Brigade[17]

Why It Matters

Khatyn massacre has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Belarus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.335, 'lon': 27.945}
    Time period → World War II
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+2'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ Participant: Dirlewanger Brigade, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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