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Kragujevac massacre

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 21, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:21, 24 September 2017 (UTC)



The Kragujevac massacre was the mass murder of between 2,778 and 2,794 mostly Serb men and boys in the city of Kragujevac by German soldiers on 21 October 1941. It occurred in the German-occupied territory of Serbia during World War II, and came in reprisal for insurgent attacks that left 10 German soldiers dead and 26 injured. The number of victims was calculated based on a ratio of 100 hostages executed for every German soldier killed and 50 executed for every German soldier wounded. During a punitive operation in the surrounding villages, 422 males were shot and four villages were burned down, and another 70 male Jews and communists were shot subsequently. Males between the ages of 16 and 60, including high school students, were then assembled by German troops and local collaborators, and the victims were selected from amongst them. They were later shot and buried in mass graves. After the war, several senior German military officials were tried and convicted for their involvement in the massacre. The event is commemorated through a memorial park and museum, and has been the subject of several poems and feature films.
 * Most recent similar article(s): I believe the most recent massacre article was Gudovac massacre on April 28, 2017
 * Main editors: Peacemaker67;
 * Promoted: May 23, 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: Has an article on 14 other wiki's, this is the anniversary of the massacre
 * Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:49, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Support as one of primary authors. 23 editor (talk) 14:08, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Support as the date seems appropriate and the most similar article featured on the main page was several months ago. Aoba47 (talk) 15:12, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Support - it falls into the category of significant events that somehow ought to be better known.  Ortho  rhombic, 15:40, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Support per Aoba47. Iazyges  Consermonor   Opus meum  16:37, 11 September 2017 (UTC)