Murder Story of Rozanka Jews in Podbobra

On June 25, 1941, the fourth day of the Soviet-German war, the Germans dropped seven (or five, according to German sources) paratroopers over Różanka. Several hours later, the Soviets came back, and some local residents, who were most likely Jewish, denounced these German scouts - as well as two anti-Soviet Poles - to the Soviet soldiers, who proceeded to kill them. On June 28, the Germans came back. The locals pointed out the Jews who had revealed the hiding place of the German paratroopers to the Soviets. The Germans arrested seven Jews, took them out of town, tortured them, and killed them. On the same day, the occupying unit searched the town for Jewish males. The Germans found approximately 70 men, took them to the town of Podbobra (1.5 km south of Różanka), and locked them in a barn. Several hours later, they took the Jewish men to a nearby deserted area, forced them to dig pits, and shot them.