Beketovka
Beketovka (Russian: Бекетовка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Mayachninsky Selsoviet of Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 393 as of 2010.[2] There are 3 streets.
Beketovka
Бекетовка | |
|---|---|
Selo | |
  Beketovka  Beketovka | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 47°45′E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| District | Ikryaninsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
Geography
Beketovka is located 1.8 km east of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ikryanoye is the nearest rural locality.[3]
Moreover Beketovka is located at approximately 350 km to the southeast of Volgograd and 50 km to the souhwest of Astrakhan.
World War II
On 1 February 1943, Generalfeldmarschall Friedrich Paulus arrives for surrender at the headquarters of the 64th Soviet Army in Beketovka.
During the World War II Battle of Stalingrad, the headquarters of the 64th Soviet Army were located in the village and, after the battle, the largest POW camp for surrendered German forces was Camp #108 near Beketovka.[4]
References
- Карта села Бекетовка в Астраханской области
- "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- Расстояние от Бекетовки до Икряного
- Beevor, Antony (1998). Stalingrad. Viking Press. ISBN 0-14-024985-0.
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