Murder story of Novo Grigoryevskoye Jews in the Silage Pit in the Novo Grigoryevskoye Area

On September 3, 1942, the German authorities announced that the Jewish refugees who had arrived in the village of Novo Grigoryevskoye from the western regions of the Soviet Union had to get ready for evacuation back to their hometowns, where they would be given work. The Jews, who were permitted to bring along up to 32 kg of luggage, and all their valuables, had to present themselves at the German headquarters on September 5. As soon as the 50 Jewish men, women, and children had been assembled, they were surrounded by Germans and auxiliary policemen, who proceeded to confiscate their property. The Jews were ordered to get into a special truck that had been prepared for them, and they were driven north, in the direction of the village of Niny, to an area with empty silo pits. At first, the Jews had to strip to their underwear, and they were then abused by the auxiliary policemen. In the end, the SS men and the local policemen shot them dead.