The Kragujevac Massacre (German - Massaker von Kragujevac) is a massacre of civilians in Kragujevac and the surrounding countryside that was carried out by Nazi Germany units on 19, 20 and 21 October 1941.
The crime affected about 3,000 residents of Kragujevac and the surrounding area, including 300 Kragujevac pupils and fifteen children between the ages of 8 and 15 (Roma children cleaning shoes in the streets of Kragujevac).
According to historians, 2,796 people were shot that day.
The shooting was in retaliation for the 10 killed and 26 wounded German soldiers after fighting partisans and Chetniks on the road between Bar and Huljak.
On October 10, German Commander Franz Beemer ordered that 100 people be killed and 50 wounded for one wounded German soldier. 2300 people were to be killed after the fighting.
