What the records say
- When
- 25 Jun 1941
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 100
- Coordinates
- 54.09° N, 26.53° E
- Description
- Compelled evacuation and massacre of inmates from the prison in Valozhyn by Soviet NKVD in June 1941.
Placed at the town its description names, Valozhyn.
Valozhyn-Tarasovo Death Road
1941 NKVD execution of prisoners
The Valozhyn-Tarasovo Death Road refers to the compelled evacuation of inmates from the prison in the city of Valozhyn, located in occupied Poland. This evacuation, orchestrated by the NKVD following the German invasion of the USSR, commenced on the night of June 24–25, 1941. It concluded within two days, with nearly all prisoners being executed by Soviet guards near the village of Tarasovo, close to Minsk.
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