Treseburg massacre

The Treseburg massacre was a war crime committed by the US Army's 1st Infantry Division's 18th Infantry Regiment on 19 April 1945 during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Nine unarmed Hitler Youths were shot in the neck by US soldiers near the village of Treseburg.
Background
On 17/18 April, the 3rd Battalion of the 18th Infantry Regiment took Treseburg. On 19 April, a German machine gun detachment opened fire on a jeep carrying the battalion commander and S3 in front of the battalion headquarters in the hotel "Bode". The S3 was killed and two were wounded, including the battalion commander. The German detachment broke contact without repercussions. The US death toll in all the fighting at Treseburg remains unclear but about 60 dead American soldiers are registered at nearby Hasselfelde.
Massacre
At the same time, ten 17-year-old Hitler Youths were going home from Thale by way of the Bode Gorge to Treseburg. Nine of them were captured by the Americans, while one survived by hiding in a tunnel. The nine unarmed captives were mistreated and executed by shots in the neck at a mountain trail.
21st century police investigation
The one survivor, Georg Brand, filed criminal charges in 2005, shortly before his death. Due to the passage of time, it remains unclear to the police who precisely ordered or carried out the shootings.
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