Modern era · 1943
Biscari massacre
The Biscari massacre was a war crime committed by members of the United States Army during World War II. It refers to two incidents in which U.S. soldiers were involved in killing 71 unarmed Italian and 2 German prisoners-of-war at the Regia Aeronautica's 504 air base in Santo Pietro, a small village near Caltagirone, southern Sicily, Italy, on 14 July 1943.
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- When
- 14 Jul 1943
- Where
- Acate
- Era
- Modern
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