MV Struma Torpedoed, 791 Romanian Jewish Refugees Killed, February 24, 1942
Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy.
Date: February 24, 1942
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