Massacre in Trhová Kamenice

Massacre in Trhová Kamenice happened on 8 May 1945 in what is now the Czech Republic. German troops, escaping from Chrudim back to Nazi Germany, passed through the village of Trhová Kamenice where they decided to punish supposed partisans. Near the village they first killed five villagers, including Bedřich Mareš. On the village borders, the troops found young Marie Pilařová returning from a visit to her relatives. They shot her instantly. They then entered the village, and in the church they captured the parish priest Oldřich Kučera and brutally tortured him to death.

Massacre in Trhová Kamenice

Massacre in Trhová Kamenice happened on 8 May 1945 in what is now the Czech Republic. German troops, escaping from Chrudim back to Nazi Germany, passed through the village of Trhová Kamenice where they decided to punish supposed partisans. Near the village they first killed five villagers, including Bedřich Mareš. On the village borders, the troops found young Marie Pilařová returning from a visit to her relatives. They shot her instantly. They then entered the village, and in the church they captured the parish priest Oldřich Kučera and brutally tortured him to death.