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Ashes of 8,000 Nazi-German victims found in mass grave

The grim discovery of around 17.5 tons of human ashes were made near the former Soldau concentration camp, which is now the town of Działdowo by the Institute of National Remembrance. Tomasz Waszczuk/PAP

The  grim discovery of around 17.5 tons of human ashes were made near the former Soldau concentration camp, which is now the town of Działdowo by the Institute of National Remembrance.

‘Cursed soldier’ hero finally laid to rest after long-lost remains found in unmarked grave

Murdered by communists in Lublin Castle in 1949, the whereabouts of Henryk Wieliczko’s body remained unknown for six decades.

Long-lost burial place of 15th century King Jan I Olbracht found

Although it was known that King Olbracht had been buried in Wawel Cathedral, the exact location had until now remained a mystery, believed only to have been under the floor somewhere in the middle of the chapel.

Archaeologists uncover bones of 5,000-year-old ‘large men’ dyed red

Piotr Włodarczak from the Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences said the remains of the men, which are significantly taller than earlier finds, most likely belonged to people who arrived from the steppes of southern Russia or Ukraine.

Island grave reveals 1,000-year-old treasure trove of ‘elite’ jewellery including a solid amber ring

The two amber rings, a bronze bowl, an iron knife in a leather holder and bronze buckles were found in the grave of a man who belonged to the Pomeranian elite who lived between the 11th and 12th century.

Tomb restored for WWII hero dubbed ‘father’ of top secret unit of special agents called Silent Unseen

Born on the 27th of October 1898 in Kielce, Józef Hartman’s significant role in training and mentoring the young Polish soldiers who had volunteered for the special undercover mission, came soon after his arrival to Great Britain in 1940.

Journalist flabbergasted after US president Joe Biden joins him at grave of fallen Polish hero

Correspondent Paweł Żuchowski had been at the Arlington National Cemetery with his son Wiktor to lay flowers at the grave of a Polish-born soldier of the US Marine Corp who died in Afghanistan in 2008 when they saw the President and First Lady walking towards them.

Gravestone of Warsaw Ghetto’s oldest Rabbi found after nearly 80 years proves Jews resisted deportations

The find has been described as enormously significant as it ‘proves that religious Jews not only resisted the deportations in 1942 but also shows that religious practice among observant Jews continued in the ghetto’, director of the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw said.

Mass WWII grave containing remains of men, women and children found in forests

A specialist team of body searchers from the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) made the find in a forested area in the city’s Białołęka district following a tip off from an elderly resident who recalled seeing German troops herding people into the area.

Skeletal remains of men, women and children murdered by Gestapo finally laid to rest

The 75 victims buried today, which include three infants, were discovered during archaeological work carried out earlier this year by a special section of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance.

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Life

Eco triumph as Krakow’s ‘best kept secret’ to become nature reserve after being saved from developers

Home to 286 different forms of flora, and nearly 40 species of fauna, the Liban Quarry, which is best-known for serving as the set for Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust epic Schindler’s List, also contains rock formations, and soil and underground water systems of particularly high natural value.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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