Chyhirynka or Chigirinka (Belarusian: Чыгірынка, romanized: Čyhirynka; Russian: Чигиринка) is a village in Kirawsk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is part of Stayki selsoviet.[1]
Chyhirynka
Чыгірынка (Belarusian) | |
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Village | |
  Chyhirynka | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′13″N 29°51′10″E / 53.42028°N 29.85278°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| District | Kirawsk District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History
editThe village was burned to the ground in 1943 by the Estonian collaborationist 658th Eastern Battalion under Major Alfons Rebane.[2]
It was liberated in 1944 by the Soviet troops of the 1st Belorussian Front.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2007). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 180. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
- ^ Voyakina, Natalya & Vladimir Makarov. "Путь в ЕС под марш СС: Кем же были в действительности эстонские эсэсовцы?" Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Voyenno-Promyshlennyi Kurier No. 29 (145). 02–08 August 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2009. (in Russian)
- ^ "June 28th, 1944: From the Soviet Information Bureau". Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Our Victory Day By Day: RIA Novosti Project. RIA Novosti. 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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