The Memorial, Myrgorod
Probably not a settlement on the territory of Ukraine, which would be spared war of 1941-1945. Myrgorod no exception. In 1975, on the northern outskirts of the town erected a memorial.
Historical Background
In September 1941, German troops entered Myrgorod. And in the 734 days set in the "new order" in which several units followed the Gestapo. For example, one of them located on the street Grekov, near the modern center of aesthetic education.
October 28, 1941 was one of the worst dates for the period of German occupation Mirgoroda. On the day the Nazis and local traitors were shot in the antitank ditch about 200 people. Most of them were Jews.
Eyewitnesses recall that prisoners brought to the territory, fenced by barbed wire, where they were shot. Some details of that terrible day was described in 1978 by policemen who took part in the shootings.
Every year on October 28 memorial in Mirgorod lined with flowers and wreaths. Local remember its history.
How to get there
Memorial is located in the north in the direction of Mirgoroda Komyshnyu .