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78TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY IN KHATYN
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- Опубликовано 29.03.2021 11:11
March 22, 1943 is a tragic and sorrowful date for the Belarusian people. A big tragedy happened 78 years ago in a small Belarusian village – Khatyn. 149 people (75 kids included) were burned to death in Khatyn.
In 1969 a memorial complex was opened on the place where Khatyn had been burned completely. Now this place is known as a symbol of suffering and courage of the Belarusian people.
78 years ago the Fascists entered Khatyn and encircled the village. The local citizens didn’t know anything about the fact that the partisans had accustomed the cars of the Fascists to gunfire not far from Khatyn; while shooting a German army officer was killed.
There was only one person being alive after the tragedy. It was Iosif Kaminsky, a 56-year old smith. He recovered consciousness at night when the Fascists had already left the village. He found the body of his son among the dead bodies of his fellow villagers. He took his son to his hands but the boy died very soon being held by his dad because of the deathly wounds.
“The sacraments of Belarus. Khatyn”, a documentary, is about the life of the only person who escaped with life. The most tragic moment in the life of Iosif Kaminsky laid the foundation for the monument “Invincible” held in the memorial complex.
The memorial complex is a symbol of a great tragedy not only for Khatyn but for 186 villages where all the village dwellers were burnt to death.
No matter how many years have passed, all Belarusians will keep in memory the tragedy and the act of bravery our ancestors had made.
