A series of mass executions carried out by Nazi German forces, during the Second World War, near the village of Palmiry, northwest of Warsaw. It began on 7 December 1939 in what is now Poland and lasted until 17 July 1941 (about 2 years). The setting was Palmiry. About 1,700 people died.
Before and after
- 15 October 1939Construction of LaGuardia Airport
- 18 November 1939Birth of Margaret Atwood
- 26 November 1939Birth of Tina Turner
- from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940Winter War
- from 7 December 1939 to 17 July 1941Palmiry massacre
- 1940Discovery of neptunium
- 1940Establishment of Serengeti National Park
- 1940Katyn massacre
- c. 1940sRise of abstract expressionism
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