Post by Nazgรปl on Dec 11, 2021 21:01:30 GMT
During the German occupation of this Ukrainian town in 1943, the troops discovered a number of mass graves containing in all some 9,432 bodies. All had been shot with two .22 bullets in the back of the head during the great Stalin Purges between 1937 and 1938.
Most were identified as Ukrainians but 28 were ethnic Poles. The victims were killed by the Soviet secret police the NKVD.
A monument was erected stating "Victims of Stalinist Terror" but later the Russians changed the wording to "Victims of Nazi Terror" before removing it completely and creating a pleasure park in its place. Years later a new monument was built referring only "To the Victims of Totalitarianism". link
Most were identified as Ukrainians but 28 were ethnic Poles. The victims were killed by the Soviet secret police the NKVD.
A monument was erected stating "Victims of Stalinist Terror" but later the Russians changed the wording to "Victims of Nazi Terror" before removing it completely and creating a pleasure park in its place. Years later a new monument was built referring only "To the Victims of Totalitarianism". link