i

Sovetskaya Airfield

On December 29, 1942, at 6 p.m., the Germans arrested some Jewish families. They took them to a farm in the southern part of the village. Approximately 30 Jews were forced to perform hard labor on the farm. On the next day the Jews were taken to an airfield 200 meters from the farm. The Jews were forced into a shed at the airfield. After that the Germans and local policemen shot the Jews to death. Their bodies were buried in a pit in Armavir.

More information: Yad Vashem

Kura River

After the occupation of the village, the local police squad began to collaborate with the German army. On a certain day in December 1942, six Jewish evacuees were arrested and taken to the Shirokiy Put collective farm. There, they were ordered to hand over their belongings to the German soldiers. Then, they were taken to the banks of the Kura River in the south of the village, and shot.

More information: Yad Vashem