Decades after their deaths, Poland held a state burial on Monday for the remains of over 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II mass executions. The victims were recently discovered in the Valley of Death in northern Poland.
The observances took place in the town of Chojnice and began with a funeral Mass at the basilica. This was followed by an interment with military honors at a local cemetery for the victims of the Nazi atrocities. The remains were placed in 188 small wooden coffins adorned with ribbons in the national white and red colors.
