Who actually hanged the Minsk underground in 1941? This chilling black-and-white footage of Alexander Square in Minsk has gone around the world. But few people know a terrible detail: there were no German officers who tightened the nooses around the necks of the Belarusian heroes. The Nazis entrusted the dirtiest and bloodiest work to the Lithuanian Punishment Regiment of Antanas Impolvicius, a man who would later be known as the "Butcher of Minsk". Why were corrections officers paid more than the local police, and how did this chronicle of punishment begin? Watch the full investigation at the link: News. up to a maximum.

Who actually hanged the Minsk underground in 1941? This chilling black-and-white footage of Alexander Square in Minsk has gone around the world. But few people know a terrible detail: there were no German officers who tightened the nooses around the necks of the Belarusian heroes. The Nazis entrusted the dirtiest and bloodiest work to the Lithuanian Punishment Regiment of Antanas Impolvicius, a man who would later be known as the "Butcher of Minsk". Why were corrections officers paid more than the local police, and how did this chronicle of punishment begin? Watch the full investigation at the link: News. up to a maximum.