Khatyn Massacre
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Start date | 1943-03-22 00:00:00 |
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Death | 149 |
Perpetr | Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118 |
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ID | 3362430 |
About Khatyn Massacre
Khatyn was a village of 26 houses and 157 inhabitants in Belarus, in Lahoysk Raion, Minsk Region, 50 km away from Minsk. On 22 March 1943, almost the entire population of the village was massacred by the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118 in retaliation for an attack on German troops by Soviet partisans.