Podgaje massacre

The Podgaje massacre refers to the mass murder of Polish People's Armies POWs, who were captured in January 1945 by the Waffen SS. The massacre took place in the village of Podgaje during the night of 31 January, during which approximately 160–210 POWs of the 4th Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment, of the 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division were executed. The murders were most likely committed by the 48th Dutch SS Grenadier regiment and/or by one of the German SS battle groups in the area.[1][2]

Podgaje memorial

The Polish soldiers were captured during the First Polish Armies attempt of breaking through the German defensive fortifications, known as the Pomeranian Wall.

The Podgaje massacre is commemorated on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, with the inscription "PODGAJE 31 I 1945".

References
  1. Fritz, Juergen; Anders, Edward (2012). "Mord dokonany na polskich jeńcach wojennych we wsi Podgaje (Flederborn) w lutym 1945 R". Europa Orientalis. Studia Z Dziejów Europy Wschodniej I Państw Bałtyckich (3): 157–188. doi:10.12775/EO.2012.009.
  2. "Fake News: Latvian Legionnaires Burnt Polish POWs Alive".

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