Global InformationLippach massacre information
 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (December 2022) |
| Lippach massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | near Westhausen, Gau Württemberg-Hohenzollern (48.897, 10.253) |
| Date | 22 April 1945 |
Attack type | Mass murder War rape |
| Deaths | 36 Waffen-SS POWs |
| Perpetrators | 23rd Tank Battalion, 12th Armored Division (US Army) |
The Lippach massacre was a war crime committed by the 12th Armored Division of the US Army on 22 April 1945 during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Some 25 US soldiers from the 3rd Provisional Company killed 36 Waffen-SS prisoners of war and allegedly raped 20 women.[1][2][verification needed]
- ^ Fritz 2004, p. 182.
- ^ Zigan 2015.