List of massacres in Slovakia


The following is a list of massacres that have been occurred in the territory of today's Slovakia :
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Černová massacreOctober 27, 1907Csernova, Austria-Hungary 1552 injured. Perpetrators were gendarmes of Kingdom of Hungary, firing into a crowd of Slovak people gathering for the consecration of the local Catholic church
Prešporok MassacreFebruary 12, 1919Prešporok, First Czechoslovak Republic 932 severely injured. Victims were German and Hungarian protestors organised by Social Democrats, shortly after the city was occupied by Czechoslovak forces
Nemčice massacre11 September 1944Nemčice, Slovak Republic53Perpetrated by Einsatzkommando 14. Victims were Slovak Jews, including women and children.
Hájniky massacre16-17 September 1944Between Hájniky and Rybáre, Slovak Republic11-12Perpetrated by partisans of 1st Czechoslovak brigade "M. R. Štefánik". Among the murdered was also a priest and member of Slovak parliament, Anton Šalát.
Sklené massacre21 September 1944Sklené, Slovak Republic187Perpetrated by 3rd company of 8th troop of 1st Czechoslovak partisan brigade of J. V. Stalin, mostly of Slovak ethnicity. German inhabitants of Sklené were loaded to freight train and afterwards murdered and buried in mass grave near the village.
Martin massacre3 October 1944Turčiansky Svätý Martin, Slovak Republic48Perpetrated by Einsatzkommando 14. Victims were murdered because of their actual or alleged involvement in partisan warfare.
Kľak Valley Massacre21 January 1945Kľak and Ostrý Grúň, Slovak Republic148Soldiers of German anti-partisan unit Abwehrgruppe 218 and paramilitary Heimatschutz have perpetrated a massacre of villagers of two villages for their alleged help to partisans. Afterwards they burned down both villages.
Devínska Nová Ves massacre10 June 1945Devínska Nová Ves, Third Czechoslovak Republic42German prisoners of war were murdered by the soldiers of Red Army while being transported on the train to the USSR as a retaliation for the death of Soviet soldier.
Kolbasov massacre6 December 1945Kolbasov, Third Czechoslovak Republic15Victims were Slovak Jews who survived the Holocaust. Perpetrators unknown, Ukrainian Insurgent Army blamed.
Dunajská Streda massacreMarch 25, 1999Dunajská Streda, Slovakia103 armed men stormed a bar and shot dead 10 members of a mafia that terrorized Dunajská Streda.
Bratislava shootingAugust 30, 2010Devínska Nová Ves, Bratislava, Slovakia817 injured
2022 Bratislava shootingOctober 12, 2022Staré Mesto Bratislava, Slovakia31 injured