In the afternoon of February 2, 1942 a German unit commanded by Krauze arrived in Shamovo and, with the assistance of local policemen, collected about 400 Jews on the town's square on the pretext of resettling them. Some old Jews who refused to leave their houses were shot on the spot. After being registered, the Jews were brought to the office of the local administration. From there they were taken in groups to the area of the town's Jewish cemetery and shot to death in a deep ditch. Some Jews who tried to escape were shot.

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