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Remains of 8,000 Nazi war victims found in Poland

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The burnt remains of approximately 8,000 victims of the Nazis were unearthed in a mass grave outside the town of DziaBdowo. It is believed that the victims were killed in 1939, and most were likely members of the Polish political elite. In an attempt to hide the extent of their crimes, Nazis ordered Jewish prisoners of the Soldau concentration camp to dig up and burn the bodies.

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The Epoch Times

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Ashes of 8,000 WWII Victims Found in 2 Poland Mass Graves

WARSAW, Poland—Special investigators in Poland say they have found two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles slain by the Nazis during World War II in forest executions that the Nazis later tried to hide by incinerating the bodies and planting trees on the burial pits. Investigators from a national historical institute marked the finding this week with speeches and wreath-laying at the site in the Bialuty Forest, 160 kilometer…

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Anadolu Ajansı

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Investigators in Poland find mass grave containing ashes of thousands of Nazi war victims

Grave is evidence of how Germans tried to obliterate traces of their genocide, says Institute of National Remembrance - Anadolu Agency

3 years ago·Ankara, Türkiye

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The Telegraph

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Mass grave of 8,000 victims’ ashes found near Nazi concentration camp in Poland

Discovery of remains near Soldau offers clues into how the Nazis sought to cover up their crimes during Second World War

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Portland Press Herald

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Ashes of 8,000 WWII victims found in 2 Poland mass graves

Investigators from a national historical institute said at least 17 tons of ashes were found in 2 mass graves 10 feet deep, in the Bialuty Forest, 100 miles north of Warsaw.

3 years ago·Portland, United States

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CTV News

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Ashes of 8,000 victims of Second World War found in two Poland mass graves

Special investigators in Poland say they have found two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles slain by the Nazi during the Second World War in forest executions that the Nazis later tried to hide by incinerating the bodies and planting trees on the burial pits.

3 years ago·Canada

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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Ashes of around 8,000 Nazi victims found in mass grave in Poland

The 17.5 tons of human remains were discovered near the Soldau concentration camp, north of Warsaw. DNA analysis is being conducted to identify the victims.

3 years ago

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