Commission Discovers Mass Grave From 1975-1976 Period

A large mass grave was discovered at a former farm in Wola Ostrowiecka. The site is believed to have been the location where over 1,000 Poles were murdered. To date, the remains of 674 individuals have been recovered from the site. One grave found in Wola Ostrowiecka on former farmland contained the remains of five people, including a child. A separate grave was located near a school, while another group of remains was found opposite a cemetery in Ostrówki. Researchers from the Institute of National Remembrance discovered two mass graves in the former settlements of Ostrówki and Wola Ostrowiecka. One grave contains a single Polish individual, while the other contains a group of Poles murdered in 1943. The discovery was reported by RMF FM. Efforts will be made to conduct exhumations. The events related to these deaths took place between November 11, 1975, and April 4.