Below is a partial list of selected villages and towns (shtetls ) depopulated of Jews during the Holocaust . The liquidation actions were carried out mostly by the Nazi Einsatzgruppen through mass killings. The German "pacification" units of the Einsatzkommando were paramilitary forces within the Schutzstaffel , under the high command of the Obergruppenführer . The Einsatzgruppen operated primarily in the years 1941–45.
This list is incomplete. It does not include Estonia, Germany itself, or Hungary. The only settlement depopulated of Jews in the Czech Republic listed is Olomouc. The shtetls depopulated in Belarus are also selective.
Belarus [ ]
Antopol Berezino Chavusy Davyd-Haradok Grodno (Hrodna) (interwar Poland )
Ivye
Lakhva (interwar Poland )Lyubavichi Luniniec Minsk
Motol Obech
Pinsk
Polotsk
Shklov Slonim (interwar Poland )Slutsk
Vitebsk
Lithuania [ ] The following Jewish communities in Lithuania were destroyed during the Holocaust. Note that the list includes places in modern, post-1991 Lithuania, some of which were in German-occupied Poland during the war .[1] [2] [3] [4]
Adutiškis (Haydutsetshik)Akmenė (Akmyan)Alanta (Avante, Alunte)Aleksotas (Aleksot)Alsėdžiai (Alsad)Alytus (Alíte)Antalieptė (Antalept)Anykščiai (Aniksht, Aniks)Ariogala (Ragole, Eyragole)Aukštadvaris (Visokedvor)Ąžuolų Būda (Bude)Babtai (Bobt)Bagaslaviškis (Bogoslavishok)Baisogala (Beysegole)Balbieriškis (Balbireshok)Balninkai (Bolnik)Batakiai (Batok)Bazilionys (Bazilyan, Padubysys)Betygala (Betigole)Bezdonys (Bezdan)Birštonas (Birshtan)Biržai (Birzh)Butrimonys (Butrimants)Čekiškė (Tsaykishok)Čekoniškės (Tsekhanovik)Darbėnai (Drobyan)Darsūniškis (Darshunishok)Daugai (Doyg)Daugailiai (Dagel)Debeikiai (Dabeyk)Dieveniškės (Divenishok)Dotnuva (Datneve)Druskininkai (Drusgenik)Dubingiai (Dubinik)Dūkštas (Duksht)Dusetos (Dusat)Eišiškės (Eyshishok)Eržvilkas (Erzvilik)Gargždai (Gorzd)Garliava (Gudleve, Garleve)Gaurė (Gavre)Gaveikėnai (Gaviken)Gelvonai (Gelvan)Giedraičiai (Gedrevits)Girkalnis (Girtegole)Grinkiškis (Grinkishok)Griškabūdis (Grishkabud)Gruzdžiai (Gruzd)Gudeliai (Gudel)Ignalina (Ignaline)Inturkė (Inturik)Jašiūnai (Yasun)Jieznas (Yezne)Jonava (Yaneve)
Joniškėlis (Yonishkel)Joniškis (Yanishok)Josvainiai (Yasven)Jurbarkas (Yurberik, Yurburg)Kaišiadorys (Koshedar)Kaltanėnai (Koltnyan), near Taurage Kaltinėnai (Koltnyan), near Švenčionys Kalvarija (Kalvarye)Kamajai (Kamay)Kapčiamiestis (Koptsheve)Karklėnai (Karklan)Kaunas (Kovne)
Kavarskas (Kovarsk)Kazlų Rūda (Kazloverude)Kėdainiai (Keydan)Kelmė (Kelm)Kiduliai (Kidl)Klaipėda (Meml)
Klykoliai (Klikol)Krakės (Krok)Kražiai (Krozh)Krekenava (Krakinove)Kretinga (Kretinge)Kriukai (Kruk), in Šiauliai regionKriukai (Kruk) in Šakiai regionKruonis (Kron)Kudirkos Naumiestis (Nayshtot, Nayshtot-Shaki, Nayshtot-Shirvint, Vladivaslov, Dubilaytsh)Kuktiškės (Kuktishok)Kuliai (Kul)Kupiškis (Kupeshok, Slavyansk)Kurkliai (Kurkl)Kuršėnai (Kurshan)
Kurtuvėnai (Kurtevyan)Kvėdarna (Khveydan, Konstantinove)Kvetkai (Kvetke)Kybartai (Kibart)Labanoras (Labonar)Laižuva (Layzeve)Latava (Lotove)Laukuva (Loykeve)Lazdijai (Lazdey)Leckava (Latskeve)Leipalingis (Leypun)Lentvaris (Landverove)Linkmenys (Ligmyan)Linkuva (Linkeve)Liškiava (Lishkeve)Liubavas (Lubave)Liudvinavas (Ludvinove; Trob)Luokė (Luknik)Lyduvėnai (Lidevyan)Lygumai (Ligum, Ligem)Maišiagala (Meysegole)Marcinkonys (Martsinkants)Marijampolė (Marnpol, Maryampol)Mažeikiai (Mazheyk)Merkinė (Meritsh)Mielagėnai (Malagan)Miroslavas (Mireslav)Molėtai (Malat)Mosėdis (Masyad)Musninkai (Musnik)Naujamiestis disambiguation needed Naujasis Daugėliškis (Dogalishok)Nemakščiai (Namoksht)Nemenčinė (Nementshin)Nemunaitis (Nemunayts)Nemunėlio Radviliškis (Nay-Radvilishok)Nevarėnai (Naveran)Obeliai (Abel)Onuškis (Hanusishok), in the Trakai regionOnuškis (Anishok), in the Rokiškis regionPaberžė (Podbereze)Pabradė (Podbrodzh)Pagiriai (Pagir)Pajūris (Payure)Pakruojis (Pokroy)Pakuonis (Pakon)Palanga (Palange)Palūšė (Palush)Pamūšis (Pamushe)Pandėlys (Ponedel)Panemunė (Panemune)Panemunėlis (Panemunik)Panevėžys (Ponevezh)Papilė (Popilan)Pasvalys (Posvol)Pašvitinys (Poshvetin)Pikeliai (Pikeln)Pilviškiai (Pilvishok)Plateliai (Plotl)Plungė (Plungyan)Pociūnėliai (Patsinel)Prienai (Pren)Pumpėnai (Pumpyan)Punia (Pun)Pušalotas (Pushalat)Radviliškis (Radvilishok)Raguva (Rogeve)Ramygala (Remigole)Raseiniai (Raseyn)
Ratnica (Ratnitse)Rietavas (Riteve)Rokiškis (Rakeshok)
Rozalimas (Rozalye)Rudamina disambiguation needed Rūdiškės (Rudishok)Rumšiškės (Rumshishok)Šakiai (Shaki)Salakas (Salok)Salantai (Salant)Šalčininkai (Soletshnik)Saldutiškis (Saldutishok)Šalkenė (Shalkene)Saločiai (Salat)Šaukėnai (Shukyan)Šaukotas (Shakot)Seda (Syad)
Šeduva (Shadeve)Seirijai (Serey)Semeliškės (Semilishok)Seredžius (Srednik)Šešuoliai (Sheshvil)Šėta (Shat)Šiaudinė (Shodine)Šiaulėnai (Shavlan)Šiauliai (Shavl)Siesikai (Sheshik)Šilalė (Shilel)Šilutė (Heydikrug)Šiluva (Shidleve)Šimkaičiai (Shimkaytsh)Simnas (Simne)Šimonys (Shimants)Širvintos (Shirvint)Skapiškis (Skopishok)Skaudvilė (Shkudvil)Skiemonys (Shkumyan)Skuodas (Shkud)Smilgiai (Smilg)Stajotiškės (Stayatseshik)Stakliškės (Stoklishok)Subačius (Subotsh)Sudargas (Sudarg)Surviliškis (Survilishok)Suvainiškis (Suvinishok)Svėdasai (Shvadotsh)Švėkšna (Shvekshin)Švenčionėliai (Svintsyanke, Nay-Svintsyan)Švenčionys (Svintsyan)Taujėnai (Tavyan)Tauragė (Tavrik)Tauragnai (Toragin)Telsiai (Telz)Tirkšliai (Tirkshle)Trakai (Trok)Troškūnai (Trashkun)Tryškiai (Trishik)Turgeliai (Turgele)Turmantas (Turmont)Tverai (Tver)Tytuvėnai (Tsitevyan)Ukmerge (Vilkomir)Upyna (Upine)Utena (Utyan)Užpaliai (Ushpol)Užventis (Uzvent)Vabalninkas (Abolnik, Vabolnik)Vaiguva (Vaygeve)Vainutas (Vaynute)Valkininkai (Olkenik)Vandžiogala (Vendzigole)Varėna (Aran)Varniai (Vorne)Vaškai (Vashki, Konstantinove)Vegeriai (Veger)Veisiejai (Vishey)Veiveriai (Veyver)Veiviržėnai (Varzhan)Veliuona (Vilon)Vidiškis (Vidishok)Viduklė (Vidukele)Viekšniai (Vekshne)Viešintos (Vishinte)Vievis (Vevye)Vilkaviškis (Vilkovishik)Vilkija (Vilki)Vilnius (Vilne)
Virbalis (Virbaln)Višakio Rūda (Visokerude)Vištytis (Vishtenits)Vyžuonos (Vizhun)Ylakiai (Yelok)Žagarė (Zager)Zapyškis (Sapizishok, Panemune)Zarasai (Nay-Aleksander, Senderke, Ezherene)Žarėnai (Zharan)Žasliai (Zosle)Žeimelis (Zemlin)Žeimiai (Zeym)Želva (Zelve, Podzelve)Žemaičių Naumiestis (Nayshtot-Tavrik, Sugind)Židikai (Zhidik)Žiežmariai (Zezmer)
Poland [ ] Romania [ ] Cluj-Napoca Gura Humorului Radevits Satu Mare Siget Slovenia [ ] Beltinci Lendava Murska Sobota Ukraine [ ] See also [ ] References [ ] Further reading [ ] Mokotoff, Gary ; Amdur Sack, Sallyann (1991). Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust (1st ed.). Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu. ISBN 0-9626373-1-9 . OCLC 23652677 . Mokotoff, Gary ; Amdur Sack, Sallyann (2002). Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust . Alexander Sharon (2nd, revised ed.). Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu. ISBN 1-886223-15-7 . OCLC 488653492 . Yad Vashem (1965). Blackbook of localities whose Jewish population was exterminated by the Nazis . Jerualem, Israel: Yad Vashem. OCLC 48650158 . Margulis, Ted (2012). "Ukrainian Cities and Shtetls" . Jewish Web Index. http://jewishwebindex.com/ukrainian%20shtetls.htm . Margulis, Ted (2012). "Romania, Bukovina and Moldova" . Jewish Web Index. http://jewishwebindex.com/romania.htm .