Memorial close to Azaryčy, inaugurated in 1994
01.04.1944 | Description of Azaryčy
Reshetko Ivan Semenovich described Azaryčy as a forest-swamp terrain. It was not allowed to build leaf huts, and it was forbidden to make fires at night, axes were taken away. The camp was surrounded by a row of barbed wire, mined from the outside. They received no...
18.03.1944 | “Didn’t think that we would be liberated at some point”
Zinaida Petrovna Lemeshkova provides a recollection of her family’s harrowing experiences during World War II, particularly focusing on their time at the Azaryčy concentration camp. She paints a picture of the camp’s grim conditions, detailing the...
March 1944 | “Instead of water, we collected snow”
Zinaida Petrovna Lemeshkova’s narrative delves into the harrowing experiences her family endured at the Azaryčy concentration camp. She describes the camp’s grim setup, surrounded by barbed wire and watchtowers manned by armed German soldiers. Zinaida...
March 1944 | “People begged for death”
Anastasia Antonovna Veras, a resident of the village of Čyrkavičy in the Homieĺ region, shares her wartime experiences from living on the occupied territory. She vividly describes the shifts in village governance during the war. She and her family were later deported....