Probnoye field was the site of a testing grounds of the Bryanskiy Arsenal weapons factory opposite the hospital grounds. During the war years the village of Bryansk 2 was located in this area. The Jews of Bryansk, as well as Jews from other areas, were taken in small groups to Probnoye field in black covered trucks. There the victims were apparently stripped naked and then shot. The shootings were carried out during the whole period of the occupation, beginning on October 5, 1941. Gypsies were also shot at this location. The total number of victims was 7,500.

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According to some sources Jews, together with Roma and Communists, were sent into mine fields, where they were killed when the mines exploded.

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