# die Geiselerschießung

die Geiselerschießung is a German noun meaning “execution of hostages, especially in the context of the retributive Sühnebefehl (888/41) issued by the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht.”. Forms: der Geiselerschießung, die Geiselerschießungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Geiselerschießung
- Plural: die Geiselerschießungen

## In other languages

- Русский: расстрел заложников

## Meanings

1. execution of hostages, especially in the context of the retributive Sühnebefehl issued by the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht.

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