Honchyi Brid Massacre
| Honchyi Brid massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II in Ukraine | |
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| Target | Ukrainians |
Attack type | Mass execution, war crime |
| Deaths | 45 |
Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Perpetrator | Wehrmacht (Nazi Germany) |
| Motive | Reprisals against civilian population. |
Honchyi Brid massacre was the mass killing of Ukrainian civilians carried out on 12 August 1943 by Nazi Wehrmacht forces in the village of Honchyi Brid, located in what is now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. A total of 45 people were murdered, including women, children, and the elderly.[1]
Background
In the summer of 1943, German occupying forces conducted punitive operations against villages suspected of aiding Soviet partisans. Honchyi Brid, a small rural community, was accused of providing food and shelter to resistance fighters operating in the area.[1]
The Attack
On the morning of 12 August 1943, Wehrmacht soldiers surrounded Honchyi Brid and rounded up dozens of residents. Some were executed immediately in their homes, while others were taken to the nearby forest and shot. Several houses were burned, and the bodies were buried in a mass grave at the edge of the village.[1]
Victims
The massacre resulted in:
- 25 women
- 10 children, including an infant only five months old
- 10 elderly men, many of them disabled
Aftermath
The village was partially destroyed. Survivors were forcibly relocated, and the massacre was not publicly acknowledged during the Soviet period. The memory of the victims has been preserved by the local population and Ukrainian historical researchers.
Commemoration
A memorial stands at the site of the mass grave in Honchyi Brid. Annual remembrance ceremonies are held in the village with participation from community members and descendants of the victims.
See also
Bibliography
- Ivanenko, Oleksandr. Nazi War Crimes in Ukraine. Kyiv: Science Publishing, 2010.
- State Archive of Cherkasy Oblast. Wehrmacht Operations in Central Ukraine, Cherkasy, 2015.
External links
References
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