Memorial close to Azaryčy, inaugurated in 1994
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....
12.03.1944 | “A much higher number of people than planned”
In its final report, the 9th Army headquarters gives a detailed account of the Azaryčy deportations as a blueprint for further similar operations. The deportation of civilians began by 4 a.m. on March 12, 1944. The number of deported civilians soon exceeded the...
12.03.1944 | Loosening up Combat Zones
3D model of the Memorial in Rudabielka. Please click on the picture to view the model. On March 12, 1944, the registration of 20.000 civilians suffering from typhus and otherwise unfit for work as well as small children and infants destined to be dropped off in...
09.03.1944 | “Primarily people suffering from epidemics, cripples and the elderly”
On March 9, 1944, the quartermaster of the 56th Tank Corps records the decisions regarding the deportations near Azaryčy announced during the Head Quartermasters’ meeting in his war diary. According to him, those who were to be deported were primarily the sick,...
09.03.1944 | “First and fundamental discussion”
In its final report, the 9th Army headquarters reconstructs the events leading to the Azaryčy deportations. According to the report, the first operation meeting took place on March 9, 1944, discussing organisational matters of the deportation. Meticulously, the...