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Monument Execution Site Kaunata

Second World War (1939-1945)

Kaunata

Latvia Rēzeknes novads Kaunata

Monument Execution Site Kaunata #1

Monument Execution Site Kaunata #2

In June and August 1941 all 100 Jews from Kaunata were executed by local police men at the christian cemetery. A monument along the road is erected in their remembrance.

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Text: Kevin Prenger
Photos: Koos Winkelman

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