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Murder Story of Gorkaya Balka Jews in the Anti-Tank Trench in the Gorkaya Balka Area
Murder Site
Anti-Tank Trench near Gorkaya Balka
Russia (USSR)
After the beginning of the German occupation, the Jews were ordered to wear an armband with a black and white Star of David. On September 19, 1942, the occupation authorities ordered the local Jewish population to appear to be registered. After the Jews collected at the German headquarters, German soldiers surrounded and arrested them. Approximately 48 Jews were then shot to death at an anti-tank trench.
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ChGK Soviet Reports
The ChGK report from Gorkaya Balka
[...] 48 innocent civilians, mainly Jews by nationality, were shot to death in the village of Gorkaya Balka. Before being killed, they were forced to undress to their underwear. Then the adults were shot to death and the children were poisoned. During the execution you could hear the screaming and moaning of the children, but this did not stop the German villains.
GARF, MOSCOW R-7021-17-11 copy YVA M.33 / JM/19921
Anti-Tank Trench near Gorkaya Balka
Murder Site
Russia (USSR)
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