Hârlău Hirlau, judetul Iasi,Moldova, Romania

Latitude 47°25′40″N
Longitude 26°54′41″E
City Hârlău Hirlau
County judetul Iasi
State/ Province Moldova
Country Romania

Narrative

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In the autumn of 1940, thousands German soldiers camped in Hirlau Hârlău.

Narrative

When the Russians bombed the town, the authorities spread the rumor that one of the pilots was a Jew from Hirlau Hârlău.
When the front got clos to Hirlau Hârlău, the Germans decided to massacre the Jews and left a unit to execute the Aktion, but the Red Army entered the town from Butasan and from Iasi, and captured the German unit.

References

  1. Halpern, Yeshayahu Ishayaho 'Shaya'
  2. הייבר Haber, Shraga