Senno | Vitebsk

Execution of Jews in Senno

1 Killing site(s)

Investigated by Yahad:

2011

Kind of place before:

On the hill

Memorials:

Yes

Period of occupation:

1941-1944

Witness interview

Witnesses interviewed: 5 (N°547, 548, 549, 550, 551). Konstantin S. (N°547): "There were a lot of SS here. The Kommandantur was located in Senno city center. There was a local police force which was forced to collaborate, they were armed. A lot of local policemen joined the partisans."

Soviet archives

RG22.022M/7021-84/11: "During the german occupation of Senno, 856 Jews were shot. The commission proceeded to the investigation of 2 graves where 960 Jews were shot by the Germans occupants on December 30, 1941."

Nearby villages

• Oboltsy
• Smolyany

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