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Poland Holds State Burial for 700 Victims of Nazi WWII Massacres

The remains, recently uncovered in the Valley of Death, were interred with full military honors in Chojnice.

  • A funeral Mass and interment ceremony were held in Chojnice, attended by relatives and officials.
  • The exhumations from 2021 to 2024 uncovered remains in multiple mass graves.
  • Victims included teachers, priests, police officers, and asylum patients.
  • Historians identified the remains using personal belongings and documents.
  • Poland lost 6 million citizens during the war, including 3 million Jews.
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