December 27, 1941–January 7, 1942
The Kharkiv Ghetto Is Liquidated
Historical context
From 27 December 1941 to 7 January 1942, the Kharkiv ghetto was emptied and its people were killed at Drobytsky Yar.
Archive record
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- Date
- December 27, 1941–January 7, 1942
- Verified sources
- 1
- Archive threads
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From 27 December 1941, German forces emptied the Kharkiv ghetto. The Drobytsky Yar memorial records that people were taken from the ghetto to Drobytsky Yar and killed there. On 7 January 1942 the guards were removed, and the memorial records that the ghetto ceased to exist.
Research trail
Sources and further reading
- Drobytsky Yar · Drobytsky Yar Memorial View source
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