Poland holds state burial for the remains of 700 victims of Nazi Germany
POLAND has held a state burial for the remains recently uncovered of over 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions.
They were discovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the country’s north.
The observances in the town of Chojnice began with a funeral Mass at the basilica, leading to an interment with military honours at a local cemetery of the victims of the Nazi crimes.
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