Posted on 09/02/2006 10:42:13 AM PDT by lizol
Tribute to Polish officers killed by NKVD in Mednoye
02.09.2006
Ceremonies are being held in Mednoye, Russia, commemorating the memory of Polish police officers murdered there by the Soviet NKVD in 1940. Families of the victims as well as interior minister Ludwik Dorn and police chief Marek Bienkowski are attending the ceremonies at the cemetery in Mednoye. It is one of three cemeteries in Ukraine and Russia where Polish officers murdered at Stalin’s order in 1940 are buried. So far the bodies of 15 thousand Poles killed there have been found, while the total number of the victims is estimated at 22 thousand. The Military Cemetery in Mednoye was opened on September 2nd 2000 to mark the 60th anniversary of the mass murders. It was 10 years after Moscow admitted that the mass executions had been carried out by the Soviets.
At least it some progress. The Russians, or ex Soviets are starting accept some of their guilt. Of course, the truly guilty will never be brought to trial.
Nearly 70 years ago, and the wounds linger. What unspeakable curses on humanity were Hitler and Stalin.
I don't think this is going to happen.
In fact I've never heard of any projects regarding such a solution.
I think it's more or less like with American cemeteries in France - leave them where they fell.
You're probably right.
I don't realy know why they decided to build cemeteries out there.
Maybe it's about the scale (around 15.000 bodies)?
If a Pole is confronted at once by German and Russian attackers, whom does he fight first?
The Germans.
Because business comes before PLEASURE.
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