from the interrogation of rotkov sevolodavich, former burgomaster of vitebsk.ober 22 , 1945, nkvd, bssr. the extermination took place mercilessly where no one saw, in points more distant from the city and the routes of communication , more unnoticed. in small doses. near the city, only in the autumn of forty-second in the year, the nazis burned down 100 villages and settlements in more than thirty districts of the republic, especially peshenkovichi, senno, bykhov, tolochin, ushachsky and other districts suffered. in total, during this period, the fascists carried out 65 punitive operations against civilians and partisans, but they did not have the expected result. the fascists were thirsty for revenge, the forty-third year was becoming bloody. in december 1943, in the village of orel , kobrin district, breza region, they were preparing for the christian holiday of st. anne. she was revered as the patroness patroness of all women. approaching cars, soon the smell of harry began to be felt in the house. their house was already burning. hanna only managed to grab