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Kharkov - the only city in Ukraine, whose territory in the war years were three strategic operations involving troops of the three fronts and ten armies.
The city was occupied by the 24-25 October 1941 by the 6 th Army under the command of the Wehrmacht by Walter von Reichenau.
From the first days of occupation the Jews have experienced bullying and harassment. December 14, 1941 an order was issued in accordance with which the entire Jewish population of the city within two days was to move to the outskirts of town, the barracks of the machine tool factory. Disobedience was punished with execution. For several days, in the dead of winter, people went to meet his death. In designed for 70-80 people herded into the barracks to 800 people.
In created ghetto Jews were starved. Known in the slightest violation of the regime immediately shot. December 26 the Germans announced a record for those wishing to go to Poltava, Kremenchug and Romni, while not allowed to bring personal belongings. The next day, drove to the barracks closed car. People understood provocation, refused to sit in them, but the soldiers were taken by force from their camp. For several days, some of the Jews in these vehicles, some of the Jews were driven on foot to Drobitsky Yar, where they were shot
As a result of the war Kharkov was one of the most devastated cities in Europe. Were destroyed dozens of architectural monuments, taken to Germany numerous artistic treasures, including paintings and engravings of Rubens, Velázquez, Dürer, Van Dyck in the collection of the Art Museum. Huge losses were suffered, and Kharkov Zoo, where during the war destroyed nejavascript:void(0)arly five thousand animals.
