Polish memorials to victims of known units

[Marcus]

I'm looking for photos of and information on Polish memorials to victims of war crimes by known Axis units for the AHF Factbook.
Are there for example any memorial to the Poles of the 74th Infantry Regiment that were killed by soldiers from Infanterie-Regiment 15 in 1939?

At the moment we have the general Polish Golgotha during World War Two article but I would like add more information to the unit histories too.

Thanks in advance.

/Marcus

[wm]

Are there for example any memorial to the Poles of the 74th Infantry Regiment that were killed by soldiers from Infanterie-Regiment 15 in 1939?

There is, but a recent work by Janusz Ryt says it has never happened, and the number of executed Polish soldiers there was a dozen or so - in unrelated to the supposed war crime incidents.
And he speculates that the single proof of that crime was prepared by the communist secret services in order to smear the yet-to-be created Bundeswehr.

[Marcus]

Thanks wm.

I've also reposted your post in the relevant thread in the H&WC section at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 6#p1789196

/Marcus

[Marcus]

A follow-up post was moved to the new thread. Please keep this thread focused on the memorials.

/Marcus

[henryk]

http://groby.radaopwim.gov.pl/results/?okres=41
This government site presents lists of war cemeteries in Poland.
http://groby.radaopwim.gov.pl/results/?okres=41
List of war cemeteries for the September campaign; 931 total.
http://groby.radaopwim.gov.pl/results/?okres=42
List of war cemeteries for WWII: 3569 total.
Places can be on more than one list, if they cover more than one period.
Memorials for victims of war crimes are titled: Mogiła (grave) terroru hitlerowskiego, (and Soviet, Ukrainian).
Here is an example entry for that type:
http://groby.radaopwim.gov.pl/grob/10314/

Mogiła 10 ofiar terroru hitlerowskiego zamordowanych w (10 Nazi victims murdered in) Białej Nyskiej
Lokalizacja (location0: Aleja Zasłużonych
Gmina (regional municipality): M. Opole
Miejscowość (place): Opole - Półwieś
Rodzaj obiektu (type): Mogiła/grób zbiorowy (Grave / mass grave)
Liczba pochowanych (Total buried ): 10
Liczba zidentyfikowanych (Number identified): 0
Mogiła wykonana z czarnego granitu – obramowanie oraz płyta pionowa z napisem:
(The grave is made of black granite - border and vertical plate with the inscription:)
TU SPOCZYWA (here rest)
10 OFIAR (10 victims)
TERRORU HITLEROWSKIEGO (of Nazi terror)
ZAMORDOWANYCH 1939-1945 (murdered 1939-1945)
BIAŁA NYSKA
POW.( Powiat = country) STRZELCE
CZEŚĆ ICH PAMIĘCI (Remember them with respect)
Galeria
Informacje o pochowanych (Information on the interment)
Imię Nazwisko Opis (first name, surname, inscription)
10 osób (10 individuals)
Ofiary terroru hitlerowskiego zamordowanwe (victims of Nazii terrorism murdered in) w Białej Nyskiej powiat Strzelce

Based on a review of a sample of the September Campaign list, I estimate about 10% of the memorials are for Nazi victims. Of the pictures of, or inscriptions on, the memorials I reviewed none that identified the perpetrators.

[Marcus]

Thanks.

/Marcus

[henryk]

http://groby.radaopwim.gov.pl/results/? ... erowskiego
This gives the result for a search using "terroru hitlerowskiego", yielding a total of 426.

[W.Biskup]

my farther was in the 74th polish infantry rigiment, I have this photo...
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... giment.jpg