Britsalovichi. Memorial complex "Britsalovichi"

In memory of the tragic events in the village of Britsalovichi, where on January 13, 1943, the Nazis shot 676 local residents, as well as 44 soldiers and partisans who died in the battles of 1943-1944, a memorial complex was created in 1971.

Located on the outskirts of the village, the memorial commemorates the period of occupation that lasted from the end of June 1941 to June 30, 1944. Local residents actively supported the K.K. Rokossovsky partisan detachment No. 211, based in the surrounding forests.

In January 1943, the Nazis carried out a punitive operation, destroying a significant part of the population. They fraudulently rounded up the residents, shooting them and burning them alive. Only a few managed to escape.

Initially, the memorial included a concrete stele with an epitaph, five slabs with the names of the dead, and a sculpture of a boy. The authors of the project were N.Andreev, A.Krokhmal, A.Solyatitsky, led by A.O.Bembel. Subsequently, the sculpture was replaced by the composition "Grieving mother with child."

The central element of the memorial complex is a sculptural group depicting a kneeling woman with a baby and a lying murdered man. Behind this composition, on a raised platform, there are six concrete slabs with the names of the fallen engraved and a central stele made of concrete.

The stele is decorated with a through-the-ear pattern, a commemorative inscription, the date "1943" and a colored mosaic representing the villagers. Memorial plaques with names are stylized like a traditional towel.

A cube-shaped monument with an inscription on the front stands on the mass grave.

 The complex serves as a reminder of the terrible events of the past and a symbol of mourning for the dead.