It has been established that at beginning on June 22nd, 1941 the withdrawing Soviet troops, that were forced out by the German army, committed regular crimes against the inhabitants of Białystok and its area. Ordinary people who happened to be in the vicinity of the passing Soviet troops were shot dead. There were cases when the whole families were dragged out of their houses and then executed by firing squads in Białystok and the Białystok area. The investigation is in its initial stage. The goal of the investigative proceedings is to find out the names of all the executed and their families. October 3rd, 2002