Warsaw: The remains of nearly 8,000 people have been found in a mass grave near a former Nazi concentration camp in Poland. 17.5 tons of remains were recovered. Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance said the remains were found in the Soldo camp, now known as Sialdowo. This is a camp that existed during the Second World War. History tells us that Jews, dissidents, and high-ranking members of the Polish government were killed here.
It is believed that these are the remains of the Polish people who were detained. After killing them, the Nazis may have hid them in 1944 so as not to inform the outside world, said Andre Osowski, a genetic specialist at the Pomeranian Medical University. He added that DNA tests will be conducted for more information.
Around 30,000 people are said to have been imprisoned here by the Nazis. Experts have concluded that all the remains in the graves found now may belong to people who were killed in 1939. Investigators said the remains, weighing two kilograms, might belong to a person.
