Babi Yar
In Kiev, the Nazis murdered approximately 100,000 people in a ravine named Babi Yar. The German Takeover After the Nazis attacked the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, they pushed east. By September 19, they had reached Kiev. It was a confusing time for the inhabitants of Kiev. Though a large portion of the population had family either in the Red Army or had evacuated into the interior of the Soviet Union, many inhabitants welcomed the German Army’s takeover of Kiev. Many believed the Germans would free them from Stalin’s oppressive regime. In only days, they would see the true face of the invaders. Explosions Looting began immediately. Then the Germans moved into Kiev’s downtown on Kreshchatik Street. On September 24 – five days after the Germans entered Kiev – a bomb exploded around four o’clock in the afternoon at the German headquarters. The Germans were shocked. Then they cordoned off the area and gathered people in the vicinity as suspects.
