Chyhirynka Explained

Chyhirynka
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mogilev Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kirawsk District
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:53.4203°N 29.8528°W

Chyhirynka or Chigirinka (Belarusian: Чыгірынка|Čyhirynka; Russian: Чигиринка) is a village in Kirawsk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is part of Stayki selsoviet.[1]

History

The village was burned to the ground in 1943 by the Estonian collaborationist 658th Eastern Battalion under Major Alfons Rebane.[2]

It was liberated in 1944 by the Soviet troops of the 1st Belorussian Front.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. 2007 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 180 . 978-985-458-159-0.
  2. Voyakina, Natalya & Vladimir Makarov. "Путь в ЕС под марш СС: Кем же были в действительности эстонские эсэсовцы?" . Voyenno-Promyshlennyi Kurier No. 29 (145). 02–08 August 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. http://eng.9may.ru/01.07.1944/eng_inform/m9001000 "June 28th, 1944: From the Soviet Information Bureau".