page_title: Vinkt massacre
hierarchical_section_title: Vinkt massacre
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Dorpskom van Vinkt - Martelarenplein - Vinkt - Deinze - Oost-Vlaanderen - België
context_page_description: The Vinkt massacre was a war crime committed by German soldiers in the villages of Vinkt and Meighem in East Flanders on 26–28 May 1940 during the Battle of the Lys. Between 86 and 140 civilians were deliberately killed by Wehrmacht troops from the 337th Infantry Regiment of the 208th Infantry Division, supposedly in retaliation for the Belgian Army's resistance in the village.
context_section_description: The Vinkt massacre (Dutch: Bloedbad van Vinkt) was a war crime committed by German soldiers in the villages of Vinkt and Meighem in East Flanders on 26–28 May 1940 during the Battle of the Lys. Between 86 and 140 civilians were deliberately killed by Wehrmacht troops from the 337th Infantry Regiment of the 208th Infantry Division, supposedly in retaliation for the Belgian Army's resistance in the village.
caption: Modern-day view of the village of Vinkt where the massacre occurred
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