Massacre in Dynów

The Dynów massacre was a massacre committed by German Wehrmacht, Gestapo and Einsatzkommando soldiers in Dynów during the German Invasion of Poland in September 1939, on the first day of Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), in which some 170–200 Jewish civilians from the town were murdered.

Massacre in Dynów
Part of German occupation of Poland and World War II
Location	Dynów, German-occupied Poland
Date	September 15, 1939 (1939-09-15)–September 28, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-09-28)
Attack type	Mass shooting, death by burning
Deaths	170-200
Perpetrator	Nazi Germany
Motive	Antisemitism, expansionism

150 Jews were mass murdered by machine guns after being taken away from the town on trucks. 50 Jews were burned alive in their prayer house.^[1][2][3][4]