On the morning of October 24, 1942 the German administration and auxiliary police forces surrounded Bogdanovka and announced that the Jewish men who were fit to work had to gather at 12 noon at the German headquarters. Some of the men were taken to an old well, approximately half a kilometer east of the village. The rest of the Jews had to ggather at 8 p.m. They were told to collectannounced their belongings, which had to weigh no more than 40 kilograms per person, and food for a journey of five days. The local authorities told Jews that they would be permanently relocated to Ukraine. On the next morning the remaining men were taken by truck to a well that was 85- meter deep and shot to death there. The rest of the Jewish heard the shots and started to cry; they wereimmediately taken to the murder site. These Jewish civilians had to undress to their underwear and stand at the well. The local police collaborators confiscated everything the victims had with them and handed it over to the German authorities. The SD and the local police forces shot all of the Jews to death. The men, women, and children of all ages were shot and their bodies thrown into the well. Babies and little children were thrown and alive into the well. The Germans and the collaborating forces murdered a total of 472 victims.

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