 In September 1939, Ivyanets was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.From 25 June 1941 until 6 July 1944, Ivyanets was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.In 1941, there were probably about 1,200 Jews residing in Ivyanets district.