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Village in Mogilev Region, Belarus

Village in Mogilev Region, Belarus
Chyhirynka Чыгірынка (Belarusian)
Village
Chyhirynka is located in BelarusChyhirynkaChyhirynka
Coordinates: 53°25′13″N 29°51′10″E / 53.42028°N 29.85278°E / 53.42028; 29.85278
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
DistrictKirawsk District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Chyhirynka or Chigirinka (Belarusian: Чыгірынка, romanized: Čyhirynka; Russian: Чигиринка) is a village in Kirawsk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is part of Stayki selsoviet.

History

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

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

See also

References

  1. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2007). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 180. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
  2. 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)
  3. "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.
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