Decades after they were killed, Poland held a state burial on Monday of the remains of more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II mass executions that were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the country's north.

Poland has honored over 700 recently discovered victims of Nazi Germany's mass executions in a ceremony marking the anniversary of World War II's outbreak. On Monday, the country held a state burial for the remains unearthed in what is now known as the Valley of Death, located in northern Poland.

Solemn ceremonies have started in Poland to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II

Poland held a state burial Monday for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions, whose remains were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the country’s north,

The remains of Polish civilians including more than 200 asylum patients were exhumed in 2021-2024 from separate mass graves near the town of Chojnice.

WARSAW, Poland — Poland held a state burial Monday for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions, whose remains were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the country’s north, decades after their deaths.

Poland's leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and redress as they led solemn ceremonies early Sunday to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II.