Balaychuk | Odesa

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Execution of Jews in Balaychuk

2 Killing site(s)

Investigated by Yahad:
2011
Kind of place before:
natural vallon
Memorials:
No
Period of occupation:
1941-1944
Witnesses interviewed:
2

Witness interview

Witnesses interviewed: 2. (N°1241, 1242).
Onyssia P (N°1242): “They remained locked up a long time and were then taken to a grain silo. After they got undressed, they were brought to the grave. Each group was killed, a bullet to the neck. They were burned with gasoline after the shooting.”

Soviet archives

RG22.022M/7021-68/178
“On March 24, 1942, there was a shooting near the municipal council. 33 people were shot, among them 15 inhabitants of Balaytchuk. Their bodies were taken east of the town and buried in a ravine. We don’t know the identity of the victims.”

Nearby villages

  • Buzinovo
  • Shiryayevo
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