Remains Found in Poland Were German Soldiers
Human remains found in a shallow grave in northeastern Poland are apparently those of German soldiers who died near the end of World War II, Polish authorities said Thursday.
Residents of Giby, who found the grave site in a pine forest eight miles from the Soviet border, prompted an investigation by the Polish war crimes commission when they said they believed that the graves might contain the remains of 200 to 500 villagers who disappeared after being rounded up by Soviet soldiers at the end of the war.
SS Badge Found
“The remains in the grave are of German soldiers and evidence unequivocally proves that,” said Waldemar Sokolowski, a village council member who was present as the remains were dug up. He added that an SS badge was found on one of the corpses.
Sokolowski said 11 corpses were found. Villagers had described the site as a “mass grave.”
Many mass graves have been found in Poland since the war.
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