Memorial to the victims of Audriņi village
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A memorial plaque at the former Rēzekne prison, opened in 1965. Dedicated to thirty men from the village of Audriņi, Makašēni parish, who were publicly shot at this location on January 4, 1942. The names of the 30 men who were shot are engraved on the plaque.
Shortly before that, it was discovered that escaped Red Army prisoners of war were hiding in the village of Audriņi. In the armed clashes that broke out during their capture, 4 auxiliary police officers were killed. The Nazi occupation authorities, in revenge for what had happened, ordered the killing of all the inhabitants of Audriņi and the burning of the village. The public execution in Rēzekne was part of the revenge campaign.
Panaudoti šaltiniai ir literatūra:
Dreimane, Inese (2005). Women's cooperation with Nazi repressive structures in Latvia in 1941–1944. Occupied Latvia in the 20th Century (1940s) (Latvian Historians' Commission papers, 16), Compiled by Dzintars Ērglis. Riga: Latvian Institute of History Publishing House.
Cultural and historical objects of Audrini parish. Available: https://audrini.lv/par-pagastu/kulturvestures-objekti/
