Święciany massacre
| Święciany massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
| Location | Święciany and surrounding villages |
| Coordinates | 55°08′N 26°10′E / 55.133°N 26.167°E |
| Date | 19–21 May 1942 |
Attack type | War crime, massacre |
| Deaths | 400 to 1,200 |
| Victims | Poles |
| Perpetrators | Lithuanian Security Police |
| Assailants | Jonas Maciulevičius and co-conspirators |
The Święciany or Švenčionys massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Święcianach) was a series of mass murders committed against Poles in Święciany (now Švenčionys, Lithuania) and its surroundings on 19–21 May 1942 by Lithuanian collaborators, mainly the Lithuanian Security Police (known by its Lithuanian name Saugumas), on the German orders. As a result between 400 and 1,200 people were killed.