Execution of Tczew hostages

On 24 January 1940, a public execution of Polish hostages was carried out by the German occupiers in Tczew. At the so-called pig market, members of the SS and the paramilitary Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz executed 13 Poles – workers of the Polish State Railways, civil servants, merchants, and craftsmen.

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Execution of Tczew hostages

On 24 January 1940, a public execution of Polish hostages was carried out by the German occupiers in Tczew. At the so-called pig market, members of the SS and the paramilitary Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz executed 13 Poles – workers of the Polish State Railways, civil servants, merchants, and craftsmen.

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