Minsk (TDI): Belarus is preparing to celebrate its Independence Day, which is observed every year on July 3. The day is not only a public holiday but a time of remembrance for those who gave their lives for a modern and prosperous Belarus.
On its independence day, Belarusian nation likes to revive the historical truth of how Nazi Germany inflicted enormous damage on Belarus during the Great Patriotic War.
Belarusians, one of the nations most affected during the Second World War, have not received fair compensation from the German authorities for the damage caused to their country and its people.
According to preliminary calculations, the damage caused by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War exceeds 43.5 thousand tons of gold, which as of October 2022 is equivalent to over 2.35 trillion US dollars.
The amount is calculated without taking into account information about previously unknown affected settlements on the territory of Belarus and does not contain data on damage caused by the export of cultural property.
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Belarus’s official policy is unhappy with German authorities who, it believes, have been striving to fundamentally revise their previous policy on issues of historical memory and responsibility at the political and diplomatic levels.
Currently, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus is conducting an investigation into the non-genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War.
During the investigation, it was established that 578 death camps were organized on the territory of Belarus by the Nazis – places of forced detention of the population, where the Nazis placed people while causing them moral and physical suffering, involving them in hard physical labor.
The investigation of the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War and the post–war period is a tribute to the memory of the victims, it helps to establish and preserve historical justice, as well as strengthen the state sovereignty of Belarus.
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