Bilylivka

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Bilylivka (Ukrainian: Білилівка) is a village in the Ruzhyn raion, Zhytomyr oblast in Ukraine. Its population is 2,193.

History[]

On the eve of the war, there were over 1800 Jews living in the village. The Germans captured the town on 15 July 1941.[1] On September 10, 1941, over 850 Jews were murdered by mobile SS units, aided by local police in a mass execution.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Belilovka".
  2. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".
  3. ^ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/ru/remembrance/names/killing_sites_details.asp?table=ukraine&country=%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0&district=%D0%96%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F

Coordinates: 49°40′34″N 29°0′30″E / 49.67611°N 29.00833°E / 49.67611; 29.00833

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