Murder Story of Sevastopol Jews at the Maksimova Dacha

… At the [Dinamo] Stadium there was unimaginable turmoil. It was impossible to go under the [prison] fence – armed policemen were placed everywhere and they didn't allow anyone to approach…. After some time I saw a long column of Jews with their possessions being forced … across Kulikovo Pole [Field] toward Maksimova Dacha. Three months later I met a young guy nicknamed "Kurtveli". I had known him earlier.... When the Germans occupied [the city], Kurtveli became a member of the [auxiliary] police. Kurtveli… told me in confidence that the [auxiliary] police had taken a group of Jews under guard through the city toward the Maksimova Dacha area, where there was an anti-tank trench. The people were surrounded by a thick cordon of policemen. They were pushed in groups of 50 toward the trench and forced to abandon their possessions, to undress, and to take off all [their] items of jewelry, rings, and earrings. Moaning and crying could be heard. Only Germans were carrying out the shooting, the policemen were throwing the people into the ditch. All [the Jews] were shot in this way and the graves remained open…. About half a year later I found a job loading trucks for a private German company…. On one occasion some prisoners of war were sent there…. One of the prisoners told me that he had witnessed the burial…. The strongest of the prisoners were taken with shovels to Maksimova Dacha and were ordered to cover the bodies with earth. However, there were [among the victims] people who were still half alive, their moaning could be heard.... Afterwards these prisoners were shot [as well].