Autumn 1943: Komarin was the first step towards the liberation of Belarus
Exactly 83 years ago, in the autumn of 1943, Soviet troops liberated the village of Komarin, which became the first Belarusian settlement to be freed from occupation.
The long-awaited autumn of 1943. Eighty-three years ago, the first settlement of Belarus, the village of Komarin, was liberated from the Nazi invaders.
From that day on, the occupation began to be driven from our land. On September 23, early in the morning, assault battalions began crossing the Dnieper. The front line stretched for hundreds of kilometers. There were heavy battles on the right bank.
The Red Army approached the enemy in a terrible avalanche, in bloody battles, step by step liberating the territory of Belarus. More than 20 soldiers who distinguished themselves in crossing the Dnieper received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In the mass grave in Komarin lie more than 900 Soviet soldiers who gave their lives for a peaceful future.
