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Babi Yar massacre

Babi Yar (Russian: Бабий Яр) or Babyn Yar (Ukrainian: Бабин Яр) is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first and best documented of the massacres took place on 29–30 September 1941, in which some 33,771 Jews were murdered.

Babi Yar massacre
Babi Yar massacre · Johannes Hähle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
29 Sept 1941 – 30 Sept 1941
Where
Babi Yar
Era
Modern

Topics

Ukraine896 CE – today

Before and after

Arctic convoys of World War II1941 – 1945Baltic operation1941Show on timeline

Text from the Wikipedia article Babi Yar, CC BY-SA 4.0