by Research Group Azaryčy 1944 | Mar 15, 2025 | Events
On March 15, 1944, two days after his first encounter with the deportations, Josef Perau visited the deportation camp near Rudabielka. At that time, about 10.000 civilians were gathered in a makeshift camp near the railhead, waiting to be marched towards the camp at...
by Research Group Azaryčy 1944 | Mar 14, 2025 | Events
On March 14, 1944, a captain in the 253rd Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht filed a complaint against a sentence he recieved from the division’s court martial for fraternizing with a female interpreter. He argued that the accusations were proven wrong by his recent...
by Research Group Azaryčy 1944 | Mar 13, 2025 | Events
3D model of the Memorial in Rudabielka. Please click on the picture to view the model. On March 13, 1944, Josef Perau, a Wehrmacht chaplain deployed near Rudabielka, wrote in his diary that none of the troops had time for prayer. Everybody was busy deporting...