Vėliučionys

Vėliučionys

Vėliučionys

Village in Lithuania

Vėliučionys is a village located in Vilnius District Municipality, 5 kilometers east of Vilnius city municipality, the capital of Lithuania. According to the census of 2001, the village has a population of 581.[1]

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History

During World War II, on September 20–22, 1941, 1159 Jews from local shtetls are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[2][3]

References

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    "Vėliučionys | Vilnijos vartai". vilnijosvartai.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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    "kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/be787dbc-0d04-4cdf-8d97-fe67c549b954". kvr.kpd.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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    "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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