EVENT INFORMATION

3
July
1943

German police and Polish constables murder the Roma community of Szczurowa

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๐Ÿ“… 3 July 1943 ๐Ÿ“

On the morning of 3 July, German police and Polish constables rounded up Roma residents, took them to the cemetery, and shot them. The memorial-museum account records 93 victims, including men, women, and children; only five residents escaped. The empty homes were then burned. Local witness, memory, and later Roma-led commemorations counter the disappearance of the community from official records.

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People in this event

Roma residents of Szczurowa

five survivors

Organizations in this Event

German police

Polish constabulary