REMEMBERING AN UNSPEAKABLE CRIME.

MASS murder; CRIMINAL procedure; MASS burials; WAR crimes; PEOPLE with mental illness; MASSACRES; GRANDPARENTS

Archaeologists in Chojnice, Poland are excavating a mass grave site known as Death Valley, where hundreds of Poles were executed by German death squads during World War II. The excavation aims to identify the victims through medical records and DNA analysis, and potentially locate their living descendants. The archaeological work is overseen by a lawyer who hopes to build a criminal case based on the evidence uncovered. The excavation has already led to the identification of victims through engraved wedding rings found at the site. The research sheds light on the crimes committed by German forces during their occupation of Poland and helps to counteract the denial or minimization of the war's toll. The human remains have been reburied in a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the German invasion. [Extracted from the article]

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