Murder story of Tarashcha Jews in the Glubochek Ravine

In mid-September 1941 between 200 and 300 Jews of all ages and both sexes were collected in a square in Tarashcha. From there they were taken, either by cart or on foot, to a ravine known as the Glubochek or Sobachiy (Dog's) Ravine, located on the outskirts of the town. There they were forced to stand at the edge of a pit that had been dug in advance and were shot dead. The perpetrators of this massacre were probably members of the 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking." In the late fall of 1941 about 200 or 300 more Jews from Tarashcha, probably skilled workers who had been spared during the first murder operation, were collected in the building that before the war had been a Pioneers' club. After being held there for a short time, they were lined up outside and taken in the direction of Ulashovka village, about 5 kilometers northwest of Tarashcha. After about 500 meters, near the Glubochek Ravine, the column of victims was stopped and the victims made to lie down. Then they were forced to stand up in small groups and to take off their clothes. After being brought up to the pit, they were shot dead. The perpetrators of this massacre were members of the 3rd platoon of Einsatzkommando 5 of Einsatzgruppe C, assisted by local auxiliary policemen.