Azarychy, Gomel Region

Azarychy (Belarusian: Азарычы, Russian: Озаричи) is a town in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus. The village was largely Jewish community.[1]

Azarychy
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictKalinkavichy District
Time zoneUTC+3 (EEST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 camps.[2] Between 9,000 and 13,000 of the up to 50,000 imprisoned Belarusian and Russian men, women and children did not survive their incarceration at the camps.[3][4]

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