Tag: Rüsselsheim massacre
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Six American Airmen Were Murdered by the Townspeople of Russelsheim, Germany, During World War II. August 26, 1944.
Image: Five Germans were condemned to death for the killing of six American flyers, who were seized from their German military captors. Joseph Harzgen is led to execution by hanging at Bruchsal, Germany. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, six American airmen were murdered by the townspeople of Russelsheim, Germany, during World War II.…