2 real historical locations · Belarus
Edward Zwick's film tells the true story of the Bielski brothers, Belarusian Jews who escaped into the Naliboki Forest and built a community of over 1,200 Jewish refugees, evading German forces for years while the Holocaust raged around them.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Belarus.
The Bielski brothers escape the Novogrudok Ghetto and begin organising a partisan group in the forests.
Of the 7,000 Jews of Novogrudok, only 900 survived to escape into the forest. The Einsatzgruppen conducted mass shootings of 5,000 Jews in December 1941 alone. The brothers' escape in September 1943 came through a 250...
View location →Deep in the Naliboki Forest — the Bielski Otriad builds a hidden camp sheltering over 1,200 Jewish men, women, and children.
The Bielski Otriad was unique among partisan groups in actively rescuing non-combatants. Tuvia Bielski's rule was absolute: no one seeking refuge would be turned away, even elderly or children who could not fight. By ...
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