Mass Grave Database - Based On Early Testemonies

Where vicitims are from, last know location	Horodenka. Kolomyia county
Town/county where mass grave is located	Siemakowce
Mass Grave Location	Large grave in the woods in Siemakowce. It is situated at the verge of the forest, maybe 100 steps from the Dniestr River, on the left side if you go from Horodenka
Date of Murder	December 6 1941
Numer of Victims	2480
Names of Victims Mentioned
Full Testimony	On 6 December 1941, during the first action in Horodenka, Kolomyia county, Germans took 2,480 Jews to the woods in Siemakowce. [...] One armed Gestapo soldier took 20 people to the forest, where one enormous grave, 50 m x 50 m and 3 m deep, was situated. [...] We were standing on a board placed across the ditch. A table with a machine gun on it was placed opposite us. [...] The grave was filled up, covered in moss, with big rocks placed on one side, is situated at the verge of the forest, maybe 100 steps from the Dniestr River, on the left side if you go from Horodenka.
Testimony Number	301/1766
page in longer testimony	page 1-2
Date of Testimony	Krakow January 13 1946
Name of Witness	Herman Steinkohl
Current Country	Ukraine