What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 8
- Coordinates
- 53.29° N, 23.94° E
Placed at the coordinates of its Polish Wikipedia article.
Malaya Berestavitsa massacre
The Malaya Berestavitsa massacre happened in middle of September 1939 in the village of Malaya Byerastavitsa, during the Soviet Invasion of Poland. During that event, eight Polish villagers were murdered by pro-communist militia mainly made up of Jews and Belarusians.
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