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Belarus

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Hundreds of Belarusian villages were wiped out during World War II – many were never rebuilt. This is part of the memorial at Khatyn, which commemorates the village that was annihilated on 1 March 1943 during Nazi reprisals against Belarusian partisans.

Hundreds of Belarusian villages were wiped out during World War II - many were never rebuilt. This is part of the memorial at Khatyn, which commemorates the village that was annihilated on 1 March 1943 during Nazi reprisals against Belarusian partisans.

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