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Khatyn (Belarusian and Russian: Хаты́нь) was a village of 26 houses and 156 inhabitants in Belarus, in Lahoysk Raion, Minsk Region, 50 km away from Minsk. On 22 March 1943, almost the entire population of the village was massacred by the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. The battalion was composed of Nazi collaborators and assisted by the Dirlewanger Waffen-SS special battalion.Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 1
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 1
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Unconquered Man (1968), by Sergei Selikhanov, at the Khatyn memorial complex. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 2
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Unconquered Man (1968), by Sergei Selikhanov, at the Khatyn memorial complex. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 2
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Sculpture of the 'Unbowed man' at the Khatyn Memorial site. The sculpture depicts Yuzif Kaminsky, the only adult to survive the massacre, holding his dead son Adam. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 8
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Sculpture of the 'Unbowed man' at the Khatyn Memorial site. The sculpture depicts Yuzif Kaminsky, the only adult to survive the massacre, holding his dead son Adam. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 8
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
The only adult survivor of the Khatyn massacre, 56-year-old village smith Yuzif Kaminsky, found his burned son who later died in his arms. This incident was later artistically honored in the form of a statue at the Khatyn Memorial. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 9
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
The only adult survivor of the Khatyn massacre, 56-year-old village smith Yuzif Kaminsky, found his burned son who later died in his arms. This incident was later artistically honored in the form of a statue at the Khatyn Memorial. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 9
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
The sculpture Unbowed Man by Sergei Selikhanov at the Khatyn Memorial site depicts Yuzif Kaminsky, the only adult to survive the massacre, holding his dead son Adam. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 10
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
The sculpture Unbowed Man by Sergei Selikhanov at the Khatyn Memorial site depicts Yuzif Kaminsky, the only adult to survive the massacre, holding his dead son Adam. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 10
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 11
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
«Cemetery of villages» with 185 tombs. Each tomb symbolizes a particular village in Belarus which was burned together with its population. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 15
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
«Cemetery of villages» with 185 tombs. Each tomb symbolizes a particular village in Belarus which was burned together with its population. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 15
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
«Cemetery of villages». Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 16
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
«Cemetery of villages». Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 16
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Urns containing soil from 186 destroyed villages. «Cemetery of villages». Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 17
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Urns containing soil from 186 destroyed villages. «Cemetery of villages». Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 17
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
All the inhabitants were rounded up and taken to a barn, which was then set on fire. Some 149 people, including 75 children, died. Two vast granite slabs mark the place where the barn was raised to the ground. Todos los habitantes fueron detenidos y llevados a un granero, que luego fue incendiado. Murieron unas 149 personas, incluidos 75 niños. Dos grandes losas de granito marcan el lugar donde el granero fue elevado al suelo. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 18
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
All the inhabitants were rounded up and taken to a barn, which was then set on fire. Some 149 people, including 75 children, died. Two vast granite slabs mark the place where the barn was raised to the ground. Todos los habitantes fueron detenidos y llevados a un granero, que luego fue incendiado. Murieron unas 149 personas, incluidos 75 niños. Dos grandes losas de granito marcan el lugar donde el granero fue elevado al suelo. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 18
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
More than two million people were killed in Belarus during the three years of Nazi occupation, about a quarter of the country's population. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 19
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
More than two million people were killed in Belarus during the three years of Nazi occupation, about a quarter of the country's population. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 19
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
We were absorbed in work, Leonid Levin remembers, we came up with the idea of putting bases of frameworks at the place of houses and of making obelisks in the form of chimneys. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 20
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
We were absorbed in work, Leonid Levin remembers, we came up with the idea of putting bases of frameworks at the place of houses and of making obelisks in the form of chimneys. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 20
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Bell. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 21
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Bell. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 21
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Symbolic rings of the frames of logs on a place of the burnt out houses. Where Joseph lived. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 22
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Symbolic rings of the frames of logs on a place of the burnt out houses. Where Joseph lived. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 22
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Belarus villages were burned by the Nazis. 186 of these villages have never been rebuilt. A handful of soil from each of the 185 burned and never rebuilt was brought to Khatyn to create a symbolic graveyard. Khatyn became the 186th village, the site of this symbolic graveyard. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 23
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Belarus villages were burned by the Nazis. 186 of these villages have never been rebuilt. A handful of soil from each of the 185 burned and never rebuilt was brought to Khatyn to create a symbolic graveyard. Khatyn became the 186th village, the site of this symbolic graveyard. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 23
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Eternal Flame. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 30
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Eternal Flame. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 30
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Eternal Flame. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 31
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Eternal Flame. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 31
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
The Barn. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 32
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
The Barn. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 32
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life memorial commemorating 433 destroyed villages. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 33
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life memorial commemorating 433 destroyed villages. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 33
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life memorial commemorating 433 destroyed villages. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 34
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life memorial commemorating 433 destroyed villages. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 34
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 35
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 35
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Trees of Life. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 36
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Photodocumentary exposition of a State memorial complex 'Khatyn'. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 39
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Photodocumentary exposition of a State memorial complex 'Khatyn'. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 39
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Khatyn Memorial Site Map. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 42
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Khatyn Memorial Site Map. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 42
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Khatyn Memorial Site Map. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 43
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Khatyn Memorial Site Map. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 43
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Aerial view. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 44
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Aerial view. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 44
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
View of Memorial Complex Khatyn. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 46
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
View of Memorial Complex Khatyn. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 46
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Aerial view. Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial 47
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
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Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial
Undefeated Man at the Khatyn Memorial