Syrets concentration camp
| Kiev-West | |
|---|---|
| Concentration camp | |
Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Babi Yar, taken 26 September 1943 (shortly after the destruction of graves was complete). | |
Interactive map of Kiev-West | |
| Other names | Syrez, Syrezky, or Syretskij |
| Known for | A Sonderaktion 1005 action to remove evidence of the Babi Yar massacres |
| Location | Babi Yar, a ravine near Kyiv, Ukraine (nowadays inside the city) |
| Operated by | Einsatzgruppen, Ordnungspolizei, Ukrainian Auxiliary Police |
| Commandant | Erich Ehrlinger, Paul Radomski, Paul Blobel, and others |
| Number of inmates | 327, including 100 Jews |
The Kiev-West (in German sources) or Syrets (Ukrainian: Сирець) was a Nazi concentration camp (or arbeitserziehungslager – correctional labour camp) established in 1942 in Kyiv's western neighborhood of Syrets, part of Kyiv since 1799. The toponym was derived from a local small river. Some 327 inmates of the KZ Syrets (among them 100 Jews) were forced to remove all traces of mass murder at Babi Yar.