Cemetery-Monument in Wawer in Warsaw, Poland

At first glance, the grassy square on a suburban Warsaw backstreet looks like an ordinary park. But closer examination reveals statues, an obelisk, and a row of symbolic graves.

The square, tucked away in Warsaw's western district of Wawer, was the site of the first mass execution of Poles during WWII. 107 men and boys, between the ages of 16-70, were gathered here on the night of December 27,…

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