Chigirinka

Chigirinka (Russian: Чигиринка, Belarusian: Чыгірынка) is an agricultural settlement in Kirawsk District, Belarus. The settlement falls under the administrative division of Mogilev Region.

History

The village was burned to the ground in 1943 by the Estonian collaborationist 658th Eastern Battalion under Major Alfons Rebane.[1]

It was liberated in 1944 by the Soviet troops of the 1st Belorussian Front.[2]

See also

References
  1. 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)
  2. "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.

53°25′N 29°51′E


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