Kortelisy is a village in Ukraine

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 which was completely destroyed on September 23, 1942 by Germany

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 during the Nazi

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 invasion of the Soviet Union

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 during World War II

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. Almost the entire population of 2,892 people were killed.

The village had since been rebuilt.

Less well-known are reports that the German Army destroyed a total of 459 villages in Ukraine, killing many or all of their residents.