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Marian Hemar

 

 

HISTORY OF KATYN MASSACRE


     

    In September 1939, during the attack of USSR on Poland, the Red Army captured Polish prisoners of war. Then, contrary to international conventions, they were devolved to  the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USRR), which placed them in a specially created system of NKWD camps for Polish prisoners of war. NKWD also arrested the officers of the State Police, KOP, and other uniformed formations (with privates and non-commissioned officers), military settlers, landowners, factory owners and officials.


1099053_49310473.jpg    By March 1940 various measures had been taken(individual interrogations of all the prisoners, movement and selection of those who were ready to cooperate). About 15 thousand people - the majority of Polish officers and policemen imprisoned in the USSR were gathered in three special camps: in Kozielsk, in Starobielsk and Ostaszkow.

    On 2nd March 1940 Lawrientij Beria – boss of the NKWD - sent to Joseph Stalin's a secret memo, stating that the Polish prisoners of war (14 736 people - including 97% of Poles), and prisoners in prisons in western Belarus and Ukraine (18 632 people - including 57% of Poles) were declared enemies of the Soviet Union and did not show any sing of improving. He suggested that a prisoners should be shot the prisoners without previous trial, without presenting charges, without the decision to terminate the investigation and without indictment, and he also the commissioned to examine the issues and make decisions by "Three NKWD bosses" (Wsiewołod Mierkułow, Bogdan Kobułow, Leonid Basztakow). The note was endorsed by Stalin, Woroszylow, Molotow and Mikojan.1109484_10815913.jpg

On 5th March 1940 a secret decision based on Beria's memo was issued.


On 22th March 1940, Beria issued a secret order "to ease prison NKWD USRR and BSSR".


On 3th April  1940 the first transport of prisoners was sent from the camp in Kozielsk to be executed in Katyn.

The victims were buried in mass graves in Katyn, Miednoje, Piatichatki and Bykownia.


     


 

 

 

THE LIST OF KATYN MASSACRE VICTIMS OF KATYN FAMILY IN RADOM ASSOCIATION

  1. st.post.PP STANISŁAW ADAMCZYK

s. Grzegorza i Józefy z d. Madej, born 23.04.1898. Antoniów, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  1. ppor. STEFAN AKSAMITOWSKI

s. Mieczysława i Zofii z d. Czajkowska, born 9.01.1912. Warszawa, concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  1. kpt. JÓZEF ALFER

s. Aleksandra i Heleny z d. Łysiak, born 14.12.1894. Wilejka, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  1. por. JERZY ANUFRJEW

  2. s. Sergiusza, born 21.12.1903r., concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  3. chor. JÓZEF BARAŃSKI

s. Andrzeja i Marianny z Kopczyńskich, born 16.10.1892r. Kielce, concenration camp in Kozielsk

  1. st.post.PP TADEUSZ BRYMORA

s. Ludwika i Ewy z d. Siwek, born 20.11.1901. Poraj k/Częstochowy, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  1. mjr ALOJZY BRZOZOWSKI

s. Bronisława i Stefanii z d. Sachno born 26.03.1897. Skopina, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  1. kpt. KAZIMIERZ COLONNA-WALEWSKI

s. Aleksandra i Anny z d. Kucharska, born 15.05.1897. Łopacionko, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  1. plut. WŁADYSŁAW DĄBROWSKI

s. Marcina i Marii z d. Żuk, born 29.01.1898. Sasów pow. Złoczów Ukraine

  • przod.PP JAKUB DYGAS

s. Jana, born 15.07.1898. Kosów Większy , concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • por. STANISŁAW FABISIEWICZ

s. Jakuba i Anny z Ryczkowskich, born 28.04.1897. Warszawa, concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  • st.post.PP JAN GAJOS

s. Grzegorza i Antoniny z Kozerów, born 11.09.1905. Łany Wielkie War Cementary in Miednoje

  • ppor. BOLESŁAW GRZELA

s. Pawła i Marianny z d. Stępień, born 10.02.1896r. Barycz pow. Końskie

  • ogniom. TADEUSZ GRZMIL

s. Ignacego i Pauliny z Kramarskich, born 30.10.1901. Nowy Dwór

  • przod.PP STANISŁAW GRZYWACZ

s. Kazimierza i Zofii z d. Radzikowska, born 28.03.1891. Radom , concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • przod.PP STANISŁAW HAŁUBEK

  • s. Macieja i Julianny z d. Drużyk, born 16.08.1890.War Cementary in Miednoje

  • por. STEFAN HOLTZER

s. Stanisława i Jadwigi z d. Mandzelowska, born 29.10.1909. Siemnice, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  • st.post.PP WINCENTY JAKUBOWSKI

s. Józefa i Marianny z Cachów, born 27.07.1889. wieś Ruda War Cementary in Miednoje

  • st.post.PP STANISŁAW JAŁOWSKI

s. Franciszka i Ludwiki z d. Fijałkowska, born 6.07.1898. Radom, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • kpt. STANISŁAW JANOCHA

s. Wojciecha i Józefy, born 10.09.1895. Warszawa War Cementary in Katyn

  • ppłk MIECZYSŁAW JANOWSKI

s. Bolesława i Józefy z d. Machniewska, born 30.08.1894. Sosnowiec, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  • por. JAN KACZMAREK

s. Józefa i Franciszki z Sitków, born 6.03.1909, w Kowalach, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  • st.post.PP ROMAN KWAPISZEWSKI

  • s. Wojciecha i Stefanii, born 5.08.1891. Krzcicin, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • post.PP FRANCISZEK MARCZAK

s. Pawła i Nepomuceny, born 2.12.1908. Bobły pow. Kowel , concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • ppor. HENRYK NIWIŃSKI

s. Adama i Marii z d. Pragert, born 25.04.1909. Warszawa , concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  • por. FRANCISZEK NODZYŃSKI

s. Ferdynanda i Walerii z d. Ejsmund, born 3.01.1890. Krogulcza, concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  • post.PP PIOTR ORACZ

s. Antoniego i Anieli, born 16.02.1899. w Jasieńcu War Cementary in Miednoje

  • por. STANISŁAW OSTROWSKI

s. Stanisława i Marianny z d. Kubiak, born 20.11.1911. Zagoździe, concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  • por. WŁADYSŁAW PASTUSZKA

s. Franciszka i Tekli z d. Wróblewska, born 19.10.1905. Rzeczniówek, concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  • por. MIECZYSŁAW ROCZNIAK

s. Jana i Wiktorii z d. Szczerczak, born 31.12.1896. Knihinia k/Stanisławowa, concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  • por. WŁADYSŁAW RYBACKI

s. Józefa i Emilii z d. Krupska, born 5.10.1897. , concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  • rtm. EDMUND SARNECKI

  • born 29.03.1892. Nowe Uszyce, concenration camp in Kozielsk

  • por. WACŁAW SENDEROWSKI

s. Jana i Józefy z. d. Wróbel, born 30.06.1914. Ciecierówka , concenration camp in Kozielsk - War Cementary in Katyn

  • st.post.PP ALEKSANDER STĘPNIEWSKI

s. Józefa i Tekli z Wiktorowskich, born 07.1900. Małomierzyce , concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • ppłk JERZY STĘPNIEWSKI

s. Kazimierza i Marii z d. Wysokińska, born 31.12.1894. Zamość, concenration camp in Starobielsk - War Cementary in Charkow

  • st.post.PP PIOTR SZOSTAK

s. Mateusza i Marianny z d. Knopczy, born 12.10.1880. Zagość, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • st.post.PP JAN SZYMAŃSKI

s. Sebastiana i Wiktorii z Siekańskich, born 19,. 12.1900. Łaziska , concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • st.post.PP STANISŁAW ŚCIEBURA

  • s. Piotra i Ewy, born 1892.concentration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • st.post.PP JAN WCISŁO

s. Bartłomieja i Marianny z Komendów, born 18,.04.1900. Łuczyce, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • przód. PP KAZIMIERZ WIĄZOWSKI

s. Stanisława i Wiktorii z d. Kamińska, born 14.01.1894. Huta Łokaczewska, concenration camp in Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje

  • st.post.PP STANISŁAW ZAJĄC

  • s. Stanisława i Marianny z d. Marzec, born 28.01.1905. Racławice st.post.PP

  • JAN ZASOŃ

s. Franciszka i Franciszki z d. Lipowicz, born 18.01.1898. Biała Wielka oboz w Ostaszkow - War Cementary in Miednoje