SS Hitlerjugend Massacre Canadian POWs at Ardenne Abbey, June 7, 1944
World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war.
Date: June 7, 1944
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