March 22 1943 – Nazi Soldiers Burn Every Citizen of Khatyn, Belarus Alive

March 22 1943 – Nazi Soldiers Burn Every Citizen of Khatyn, Belarus AliveRate this post Every 30 seconds, the sound of bells breaks the quiet of a forest 45 miles north of the Belarusian capital, Minsk. In the middle of a wide clearing, a tall granite figure cuts a dark contrast to the bright green growing around it. The statue, part of a large monument to the town of Khatyn, commemorates the massacre of the small village by Nazi soldiers on March 22, 1943. Situated between the Soviet Union and Poland, Belarus was thrust into World War II almost as soon as combat started. Two weeks after the Nazis pushed […]