ɪn ðɪs ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən, nˈaɪn vˈɪlɪdʒɚz wɜːɹ ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv bˈiːɪŋ ðə "dʒˈɜːmən ɔːksˈɪliəɹiz" ðə lˈætviən ˈɑːɹmd ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ɐɡˈɛnst ðə sˈoʊviət ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈætviə sˈaɪdᵻd wɪððə dʒˈɜːmən ɪnvˈeɪdɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðə pɹˈaɪɚɹ ˈɪnsɪdənt.
In this operation, nine villagers were accused of being the "German auxiliaries" (the Latvian armed resistance against the Soviet occupation of Latvia sided with the German invaders in 1941) responsible for the prior incident.