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On September 29-30, 1941, the German Einsantzgruppen (a military division tasked with murdering Jews) killed 33,771 Jews in the third largest single massacre of Jews in the Holocaust. There were other "smaller" Einstazgruppen attacks on Jews in the same area as well.

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The topography was favourable; it was seen as the best place to carry out the executions.

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Did the Jews ever stay in ghettos during the babi yar?

Babi yar is a place not a time. It is infamous as the site of mass murder


Where did Babi Yar happen?

The Babi Yar massacre took place about 15 miles north of Kiev, in the Ukraine.


What were main events that happened during the holocaust?

Invasion of the Soviet Union 22/06/1941. Babi Yar 29/09/1941. Death of Heydrich 04/06/1942. Battle of Kursk 23/08/1943. Sk uprising at Auschwitz 07/10/1944. Liberation of Auschwitz 27/01/1945. These are a few key events.


When and where were Einsatzgruppen active?

The Einsatzgruppen were active over German held territory. An example would be Babi Yar in Riga latvia. 30 000 were shot one at a time and unceremoniously buried in a ravine known today as Babi Yar. This group was lead by maj lange,rudolph who was killed in action some time later. Major Lange was present at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942.


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Did the Jews ever stay in ghettos during the babi yar?

Babi yar is a place not a time. It is infamous as the site of mass murder


Where did Babi Yar happen?

The Babi Yar massacre took place about 15 miles north of Kiev, in the Ukraine.


When did babi yar happen?

September 29 1941


Why did the Germans pick Babi Yar as the location to exterminate the Jews of Kiev?

because of the topography.


Did dachau or babi yar have a larger mass killing?

Babi Yar was a mass killing, the victims of Dachau died over a twelve year period.


Which Russian poet wrote 'Babi Yar'?

Yevgeni Yevtushenko


What was the name of the largest single massacre during the Holocaust?

Babi Yar.


What happened at Babi Yar?

Beginning on September 29, 1941 more than 33,000 Jews were marched in small groups to the Babi Yar ravine to the north of Kiev (Ukraine), ordered to strip naked, and then machine-gunned into the ravine by SD- Einsatzgruppe C, commanded by Dr. Dr. Otto Rasch. (He was called Dr. Dr. because he had two(!) doctorates).


Why did hitler kill 33771 Jews?

Hitler killed 6 million Jews. The 33,771 number comes from the single-largest massacre within the Holocaust, called Babi Yar. In two days, 33,771 Jews were murdered. They were killed for the same reasons that Hitler murdered Jews elsewhere as in the Related Question below.


Why did the Germans use babi yar as an excuse to get even?

They claimed it was a response to guerrilla attacks during the Battle of Kiev.


Eastern European locations where Jews were killed during World War 2?

In mass open air shootings. One of the best known is that at Babi Yar, near Kiev.In the killing field of Latvia, outside Riga.In extermination camps. (See related question below).


What were main events that happened during the holocaust?

Invasion of the Soviet Union 22/06/1941. Babi Yar 29/09/1941. Death of Heydrich 04/06/1942. Battle of Kursk 23/08/1943. Sk uprising at Auschwitz 07/10/1944. Liberation of Auschwitz 27/01/1945. These are a few key events.