The Feodosia Massacre was a war crime committed by the Soviet Red Army during World War II, from December 29, 1941, to January 1, 1942, against approximately 160 wounded German Army prisoners of war, who were subjected to the unnecessary and brutal act of freezing them to death in ice. The Feodosia Massacre resulted in a relatively high number of German soldiers killed, many of whom were frozen to death while still alive.
On November 3, 1941, the coastal city of Feodosia in Crimea was occupied by German forces.On December 29, the Soviet Red Army landed on the coast of Feodosia and reoccupied the city. The German forces had already abandoned their wounded soldiers and retreated. An order was issued to kill all German soldiers in Feodosia, regardless of their injuries.
On January 18, 1942, the German forces reoccupied Feodosia.Approximately 160 wounded German soldiers were killed. Soviet Red Army troops threw wounded German soldiers out of hospital windows, several meters onto the coast. The seawater froze, and they froze to death covered in ice. Severely wounded German soldiers were doused with water and left to freeze to death. Twelve survivors who hid in basements and survived testified about the massacre in Feodosia.

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