in detail
Like the village of Khatyn, Dalva was burnt down and its inhabitants murdered. On 19 June 1944, ten days before the arrival of the Red Army, the retreating German troops attacked Dalva, forced the inhabitants into a house and set it alight. 44 people, including 29 children, died in the blaze. Nikolai Girilovich, who was 13 years old at the time, was the only person to survive the massacre. His efforts to obtain a memorial met with success. In July 1973, the memorial, designed by Vladimir Terebun, was inaugurated.
Retreating German troops attacked the village of Dalva on 19 June 1944, forced the villagers into a house and set it alight. Nikolai Girilovich, who was 13 years old at the time, survived the massacre. His efforts to obtain a memorial met with success. In July 1973, the memorial, designed by Vladimir Terebun, was inaugurated.
19 June 1944
German troops forced the inhabitants of the village of Dalva into a house and burnt it down. The rest of the village was destroyed.
July 1973
Inauguration of a memorial erected on the initiative of Nikolai Girilovich.
Dalva, August 2004, The Memorial, SDJE.
Dalva, 19 June 1987, Memorial Ceremony at the Memorial, Nikolai Girilovich.
Dalva, undated, The only survivor, Nikolai Girilovich with his granddaughter in front of the Memorial, Nikolai Girilovich.
