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Category: Le Paradis Massacre

The Le Paradis Massacre occurred when Germany’s SS Death’s Head Division savagely murdered 97 members of the Royal Norfolk Regiment after they flew the white flag after running out of ammunition in the French village of Le Paradis. May 27, 1940.

May 27, 2024

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