22 Jun 1936
Latvia
Latvia
15 Dec 1941
Latvia
Latvia
- German SS personnel began killing the remaining Jews in Liepaja, Latvia, most of whom were women and children. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Liepaja | CPC]
16 Dec 1941
Latvia
Latvia
- The German SS slaughter of Jews in Liepaja, Latvia continued. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Liepaja | CPC]
17 Dec 1941
Latvia
Latvia
- 2,749 Jews, mostly women and children, were killed on the beach near Liepaja, Latvia. Most Jews of Liepaja were now eliminated, short of a small left alive to be used as slave laborers. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Liepaja | CPC]
28 Nov 1944
Latvia
Latvia
16 Jan 1945
Latvia
Latvia
8 Oct 1945
Latvia
Latvia
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