This is a list of massacres which have occurred in the territory now covered by the modern country of Belgium.
Massacres before 1914 NameDateLocationDeathsNotesGenocide against the EburonesBelgiumUnknownAnnihilation of the Eburones tribe by Roman forces led by Julius Caesar. According to the Gallic Wars, "He wanted...to annihilate the race of the Eburones and even the name itself."Matins of BrugesBruges, West Flanders2,000Massacre of the French garrison of Bruges by Flemish militia during the Franco-Flemish WarBrussels massacreCity of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region6Massacre of the Jewish community in BrusselsSpanish Fury at MechelenMechelen, Province of AntwerpUnknownSack and massacre of citizens in the city of Mechelen by Spanish soldiers after the fall of the city during the Eighty Years' War. Sack of AntwerpAntwerp, Province of Antwerp7,000Massacre of citizens and militia of Antwerp by renegade Spanish soldiers after the fall of the city during the Eighty Years' War. Belgian general strike of 1893Mons, Province of Hainaut7Garde Civique fired on strikers protesting for universal suffrage during the general strike of 1893.
Massacres during World War I and II NameDateLocationDeathsNotesAarschot massacre Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, 156 Massacre of Belgian civilians by invading German troops in collective punishment during the First World War Andenne massacre Andenne, Province of Namur 211 Massacre of Belgian civilians by German troops in collective punishment during the First World War Massacre of TaminesTamines, Province of Namur384Massacre of Belgian civilians by German soldiers in response for "Franc-tireur" attacks during the First World War Dinant massacreDinant, Province of Namur674Massacre of Belgian civilians by German soldiers in response for "Franc-tireur" attacks during the First World WarSack of LouvainLeuven, Flemish Brabant248 Massacre of Belgian civilians by rampaging German soldiers (the "Rape of Belgium") during the First World War Vinkt MassacreVinkt, East Flanders86-140Massacre of Belgian civilians during the German invasion of Belgium.Courcelles MassacreCourcelles, Province of Hainaut20Massacre of Belgian civilians by Rexist collaborators in retaliation for the murder of a politician by the resistance. Malmedy massacres Malmedy and surrounding region 473 (83 in main incident) Massacre of POWs and civilians by SS troops led by Joachim Peiper in a dozen incidents during the Battle of the BulgeBaugnez crossroads massacreBaugnez (near Malmedy), Province of Liège81Massacre of captured US soldiers by SS troops during the Battle of the Bulge Wereth massacre Wereth, Province of Liège 11 Torture and murder of African-American POWs by German troops during the Battle of the Bulge Bande MassacreBande, Province of Luxembourg34Murder of 34 men between 20–31 years old by German soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge.Chenogne massacreChenogne, Province of Luxembourg80Massacre of German POWs by American soldiers in retaliation for the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge.
Post-war period NameDateLocationDeathsNotesGrâce-Berleur shootingGrâce-Berleur, Province of Liège4Massacre when Gendarmerie fired on demonstrators during the Royal Question.Bogaarden shootingBogaarden8 (including the perpetrator)Dendermonde nursery attackSint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, East Flanders3Attack on a nursery by an individual. 12 people were also injured in the attack.Liège attackLiège, Province of Liège6Gun and grenade attack on civilians by an individual. 125 people were also injured.Brussels bombingsZaventem, Province of Flemish Brabant and City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region32 (+3 suicide bombers)Three coordinated nail bombings by five suicide bombers: two at Brussels Airport, and one at Maalbeek metro station. Responsibility claimed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 340 people were also injured in the attacks.2023 Brussels shootingBrussels-Capital Region3 (including the perpetrator)An Islamist Terrorist attack where the perpetrator opened fire on Swedish football supporters on their way to a football match.
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